La Carta Lyrics in English Mercedes Sosa , Quilapayún
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Carta by Mercedes Sosa from Spanish to English.
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Me mandaron una carta
they sent me a letter
Por el correo temprano
by the early mail
Y en esa carta me dicen
And in that letter they tell me
Que cayó preso mi hermano
that my brother fell prisoner
Y sin lástima con grillos
And without pity with crickets
Por las calles lo arrastraron, si
Through the streets they dragged him, yes
La carta dice el motivo
The letter says the reason
Que ha cometido roberto
that he has committed Roberto
Haber apoyado el paro
Having supported the strike
Que ya se había resuelto
that had already been resolved
Si acaso esto es un motivo
If this is a reason
Presa voy también sargento, si
Dam I'm going too sergeant, yes
Yo que me encuentro tan lejos
I who am so far away
Esperando una noticia
waiting for a news
Me viene a decir la carta
The letter comes to tell me
Que en mi patria no hay justicia
That in my country there is no justice
Los hambrientos piden pan
The hungry ask for bread
Plomo les da la milicia, si
Lead gives them the militia, yes
Habrase visto insolencia
You would have seen insolence
Barbárie y alevosía
barbarism and treachery
De presentar el trabuco
To present the blunderbuss
Y matar a sangre fría
And kill in cold blood
A quien defensa no tiene
to whom defense does not have
Con las dos manos vacías, si
With both empty hands, yeah
La carta que me mandaron
The letter they sent me
Me pide contestación
asks me for an answer
Yo pido que se propague
I ask that it spread
Por toda la población
For the whole population
Que el león es un sanguinario
That the lion is bloodthirsty
En toda generación, si
In every generation, yeah
Por suerte tengo guitarra
luckily i have a guitar
También tengo mi voz
I also have my voice
También tengo siete hermanos
I also have seven brothers
Fuera del que se engrilló
Out of which he shackled
Todos revolucionarios
all revolutionaries
Con el favor de mi dios, si, si
With the favor of my god, yes, yes
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