Volver a los Diecisiete

"Volver a los Diecisiete"
Song by Violeta Parra
from the album Las últimas composiciones
Language	Spanish
English title	Back to seventeen
Written	1962
Published	1966
Released	1966
Recorded	1962
Genre	Nueva Cancion Chilena
Length	4:18
Label	RCA Victor

"Volver a los Diecisiete" is a song written and performed by Violeta Parra. It was composed in 1962 but was not released until 1966 on her final album, Las últimas composiciones.^[1][2]

The song was reissued on multiple compilation albums, including The Songs of Violeta Parra (1997)^[3] and Antologia (2003).^[4] Banned from the musical repertoire during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship, along with Gracias a la Vida, the lyrics of Volver a los Diecisiete have a poetic character and vindication for "the value of feeling above reason" with a rhetoric that seeks to describe "the purifying, ardent effects of achieved love."

Versions

The song has become a standard in the Latin American songbook and has been recorded and performed by numerous artists, including Mercedes Sosa,^[5] Milton Nascimento,^[6] Joan Manuel Serrat, Franco Simone, Víctor Manuel, Rosa León,^[7] Paloma San Basilio, Charly García, Caetano Veloso, Myriam Hernández, Chico Buarque, Zélia Duncan, Gal Costa, Marilia Andrés with Nacho Vegas,^[8] Zizi Possi,^[9] Claudia Acuña,^[10] Angel Parra,^[11] Nydia Caro,^[12] Rumillajta,^[13] Elise Witt,^[14] and Rozalén.^[15]

References

1. "Las últimas composiciones de Violeta Parra (Violeta Parra) [1966]". Cancioneros.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
2. "Las Útimas Composiciones de Violeta Parra". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
3. "The Songs of Violetta Parra". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
4. "Antologia". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
5. "Homenaje a Violeta Parra". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
6. "Musica Do Mundo". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
7. "Rosa Se Esta Buscando en el Espejo". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
8. "Marilia - Volver a los Diecisiete ft. Nacho Vegas". Marilia. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
9. "Puro Prazer". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
10. "Rhythm of Life". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
11. "Chante Violeta Parra". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
12. "Claroscuro: Tributo Musical a Violeta Parra". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
13. "Live at Edinburgh Festival". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
14. "Mezzanine". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
15. "Cuando el Río Suena". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.