| Declaran la huelga
| They declare the strike
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| Hay hambre en las casas
| There is hunger in the houses
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| Es mucho el trabajo
| It's a lot of work
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| Y poco el jornal;
| And little the wage;
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| Y en ese entrevero
| And in that interlude
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| De lucha sangrienta
| of bloody fight
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| Se venga de un hombre
| take revenge on a man
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| La Ley Patronal
| The Employer Law
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| Los viejos no saben
| old people don't know
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| Que lo condenaron
| that he was sentenced
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| Pues miente, piadosa
| Well lie, merciful
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| Su pobre mujer
| his poor wife
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| Quizás un milagro
| maybe a miracle
|
| Le lleve el indulto
| take him pardon
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| Y vuelva en su casa
| And go back to your house
|
| La dicha de ayer
| yesterday's bliss
|
| Mientras tanto
| In the meantime
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| Al pie de la santa Cruz
| At the foot of the Holy Cross
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| Una anciana desolada
| a lonely old woman
|
| Llorando implora a Jesús:
| Crying, she implores Jesus:
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| «Por tus llagas que son santas
| «By your wounds that are holy
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| Por mi pena y mi dolor
| For my sorrow and my pain
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| Ten piedad de nuestro hijo
| have mercy on our son
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| ¡Protégelo, Señor!»
| Protect him, Lord!"
|
| Y el anciano
| and the old man
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| Que no sabe ya rezar
| That he no longer knows how to pray
|
| Con acento tembloroso
| with trembling accent
|
| También protesta a la par:
| He also protests at the same time:
|
| «¿Qué mal te hicimos nosotros
| "What harm did we do to you?
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| Pa' darnos tanto dolor?»
| To give us so much pain?»
|
| Y, a su vez, dice la anciana:
| And, in turn, the old woman says:
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| «¡Protégelo, Señor…»
| "Protect him, Lord..."
|
| Los pies engrillados
| the shackled feet
|
| Cruzó la planchada
| crossed the gangplank
|
| La esposa lo mira
| The wife looks at him
|
| Quisiera gritar…
| I would like to scream...
|
| Y el pibe inocente
| And the innocent kid
|
| Que lleva en los brazos
| that he carries in his arms
|
| Le dice llorando:
| She tells him crying:
|
| «¡Yo quiero a papá¡»
| «I love daddy»
|
| Largaron amarras
| They cast moorings
|
| Y el último cabo
| and the last cape
|
| Vibró, al desprenderse
| He vibrated, breaking away
|
| En todo su ser
| in your whole being
|
| Se pierde de vista
| he loses sight
|
| La nave maldita
| the cursed ship
|
| Y cae desmayada
| And she falls unconscious
|
| La pobre mujer…
| The poor woman...
|
| Mientras tanto
| In the meantime
|
| Al pie de la Santa Cruz
| At the foot of the Holy Cross
|
| Una anciana desolada
| a lonely old woman
|
| Llorando implora a Jesús:
| Crying, she implores Jesus:
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| -«¿Qué mal te hicimos nosotros
| - «What harm did we do to you?
|
| Pa' darnos tanto dolor?
| To give us so much pain?
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| Ten piedad de nuestro hijo
| have mercy on our son
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| ¡Protégelo, Señor!» | Protect him, Lord!" |