La maravilla

The story behind

Carlos Vives wrote La maravilla for the album El rock de mi pueblo, which was released in 2004. The song lasts three minutes and thirty-nine seconds. It is a piece that mixes popular sounds with traditional rhythms. The lyrics talk about a place that seems magical, as if it were a dream that is lived in reality. The song has a warm atmosphere, as if you were sitting on a porch at night, listening to someone telling a story. It is a song that can be played with guitar and voice, simple but with a lot of feeling. People listen to it a lot on Last.fm, with over 35 thousand plays.