La Carta Lyrics in English Violeta Parra
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Carta by Violeta Parra 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 la calle lo arrastraron, si
They dragged him down the street, yeah
La carta dice el motivo
The letter says the reason
Que ha cometido Roberto
What has Roberto done?
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 también voy sargento, si
Dam I'm also going 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
De esta manera pomposa
in this pompous way
Quieren conservar su asiento
They want to keep their seat
Los de abanicos y de frac
Those with fans and tails
Sin tener merecimiento
without deserving
Van y vienen de la iglesia
They come and go from church
Y olvidan los mandamientos, si
And forget the commandments, yeah
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 vacía, si
With both hands empty, yeah
La carta que he recibido
The letter that I received
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
Para llorar mi dolor
to cry my pain
También tengo nueve hermanos
I also have nine brothers
Fuera del que se engrilló
Out of which he shackled
Los nueve son comunistas
all nine are communists
Con el favor de mi Dios, si
With the favor of my God, yes
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