Se Va el Caimán

"Se va el caimán" (translation "the alligator is going") is a song written by the Colombian songwriter, José María Peñaranda, in the cumbia genre.[1] It was first recorded by the Eduardo Armani orchestra in 1945.[2]

"Se va el caimán"
Song
GenreCumbia
Songwriter(s)José María Peñaranda

In its list of the 50 best Colombian songs of all time, El Tiempo, Colombia's most widely circulated newspaper, ranked the song at No. 6.[2] Viva Music Colombia rated the song No. 11 on its list of the 100 most important Colombian songs of all time.[3]

The song has been recorded by multiple artists, including Digno Garcia, Orquestra Plateria, Cuarteto Imperial, Pequeña Compañía, Luis Bordón, Rudy Ventura y Su Orquesta, Manolo Avalos Orquesta y Coros, Edmundo Arias Y Su Orquesta, Max Woiski, Luis Alberto Del Parana, Chico Hernandez Y Sus Muchachos, Garibaldi, Grupo Raices, Mike Laure, and Billo's Caracas Boys.[4]

References
  1. "Compositor del tema "Se va el caimán" murió en Barranquilla". Cooperativa. February 6, 2006.
  2. "Las 50 mejores canciones de Colombia". El Tiempo.
  3. "Las 100 Canciones Colombianas Mas Importantes de Toda La Historia". Viva Music Colombia. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  4. "Se Va el Caiman". Discogs. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
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