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VIENTOS DEL PUEBLO | WINDS OF THE PEOPLE |
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De nuevo quieren manchar | Once more they want to stain |
mi patria con sangre obrera | my country with workers’ blood |
los que hablan de libertad | those who talk of liberty |
y tienen las manos negras. | and whose hands are blackened |
Los que quieren dividir | those who wish to separate |
a la madre de sus hijos | the mother from her sons |
y quieren reconstruir | and want to reconstruct |
la cruz que arrastrara Cristo. | the cross that Christ dragged. |
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Quieran ocultar la infamia | They want to hide their infamy |
que llevaron desde siglos | their legacy from the centuries, |
pero el color de asesinos | but the color of murders |
no borrarán de su cara. | cannot be wiped from their faces. |
Ya fueron miles y miles | Already thousands and thousands |
los que entregaron su sangre | have sacrificed their blood, |
y en caudales generosos | and its generous streams |
multiplicaron los panes. | have multiplied the loaves of bread. |
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Ahora quiero vivir | Now I want to live |
junto a mi hijo y mi hermano | beside my son and my brother, |
la primavera que todos | daily working together on |
vamos construyendio a diario. | a new springtime for all of us. |
No me asusta la amenaza, | You can’t scare me with your threats |
patrones de la miseria: | you masters of misery; |
La estrella de la esperanza | the star of hope |
continuará siendo nuestra. | continues to be ours. |
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Vientos del pueblo me llevan, | Winds of the people are calling me |
Vientos del pueblo me arrastran | winds of the people carry me |
me esparcen el corazón | they scatter my heart |
y me aventan la garganta. | and take the breath from my throat, |
Así cantará el poeta | so the poet will sing |
cuando la muerte me lleve | as long as my soul sounds |
por los caminos del pueblo | from the roads of my people |
desde ahora y para siempre. | now and forever. |
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