''Sólo le pido a Dios'' (in

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: ''I only ask of God'') is a famous

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, written by Argentine singer-songwriter

León Gieco Raúl Alberto Antonio Gieco, pseudonym, better known as León Gieco (born on November 20, 1951 in Cañada Rosquín, Argentina) is an Argentine folk rock performer, Music composer, composer and interpreter. He is known for mixing popular Folklore, ...

. It is the first song of Gieco's 1978 album, ''IV LP''.

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Gieco wrote it in 1978, at his parents' house in his childhood village of

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, a small town in the north of

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, Argentina. He wrote it in the presence of his father, who told him that the song would be "world-renowned", which it eventually was. Gieco composed this song by first trying out melodies with his

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and

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, then writing personal feelings which gradually turned into phrases inspired by the harsh social events of the time, such as the military dictatorship of his country, Mercedes Sosa’s exile, and the threat of war between Chile and Argentina at the time. Gieco doubted whether or not to include the song on his 1978 album ''IV LP'', believing it was "boring and monotonous", but finally did, following the advice of

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. Thereafter, Gieco sang it as his closing song and has played it in all his national and international tours. Since then it has been interpreted by various artists, both from Argentina and around the world.

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This song has been covered by various artists around the world and translated into more than twenty-five languages, including

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