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La Llamada Lyrics in English Ismael Serrano

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Llamada by Ismael Serrano from Spanish to English.

Eating sunflower seeds

Sitting on a park bench

The afternoon lights up your boredom

This wasn't what was promised

Lost kid, from the scaffolding

Your whole neighborhood worshiped you

And now you dream in the unemployment line

Of a summer with golden beaches that you won't see

Babe, go to register three

On your feet nonstop for over eight hours

Precarious goddess working part-time

And there'll be no shade of Grey that helps

The cherub who waits at home

Gets their onion lullaby

Beautiful butterfly, she still finds comfort

In not being the one who rummages in the dump

Hear the call

Join the cry of the worn-out

Life was just a rehearsal till now

Hit the street, leap the waves

Your dawn light glistens in the afternoon

Let fear switch sides

Let the precariat become visible

Let them not forget your joy

That sadness, if it's shared

Turns into rage that changes lives

Cleaning other people's grime

She breathes the dust of strangers' clothes

Drinks her sorrow at the sink

End-of-the-month tightrope walker

To unpick seams for the boys

Every trouser hem

And this Christmas there'll be no presents

Cheap nougat and some cider if things go well

Fallow man's tears

Winter night without a radiator

With the pension grandpa gets

Numantine without Numantia

If the bank evicts them this Monday

Who'll make a fire with your foundations

And you go to the food bank wearing a tie

The whole planet will stand on your back

Hear the call

Join the cry of the worn-out

Life was just a rehearsal till now

Hit the street, leap the waves

Your dawn light glistens in the afternoon

Let fear switch sides

Let the precariat become visible

Let them not forget your joy

Let them not forget

That sadness, if it's shared

If it's shared

Turns into rage that changes lives

Hear the call

Join the cry of the worn-out

Life was just a rehearsal till now

Hit the street, leap the waves

Your dawn light glistens in the afternoon

Let fear switch sides

Let the precariat become visible

Let them not forget your joy

Let them not forget

That sadness, if it's shared

Turns into rage that changes lives

Hear the call

Join the cry of the worn-out

Life was just a rehearsal till now

Hit the street, leap the waves

Your dawn light glistens in the afternoon

Let fear switch sides

Let the precariat become visible

Let them not forget your joy

Let them not forget

That sadness, if it's shared

If it's shared

Turns into rage that changes lives

Hear the call

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SONG MEANING

In La Llamada, Spanish singer-songwriter Ismael Serrano paints a cinematic portrait of today’s working class heroes: the jobless construction worker crunching sunflower seeds on a park bench, the supermarket cashier who never stops moving, the seamstress patching trousers until midnight, and the suit-wearing father queuing at a food bank. Through these vivid snapshots, the song captures the frustration of a generation promised golden summers but handed precarious contracts, unemployment lines, and unpaid bills.

Yet Serrano’s message is anything but defeatist. The chorus is a rallying cry—an invitation to answer “the call,” step into the streets, and let shared sorrow spark collective action. By celebrating small acts of resilience and insisting that "fear must switch sides," the song transforms everyday struggle into a beacon of hope. It reminds listeners that when joy is protected and sadness is shared, it can ignite the powerful drive to change lives and build a fairer world.

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Ismael Serrano La Llamada Lyrics