| Me mandaron una carta
| they sent me a letter
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| Por el correo temprano
| by early mail
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| En esa carta me dicen
| In that letter they tell me
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| Que cayó preso mi hermano
| That my brother fell prisoner
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| Y sin compasión con grillos
| And mercilessly with crickets
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| Por las calles lo arrastraron
| Through the streets they dragged him
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| Sí…
| Yes…
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| La carta dice el motivo
| The letter says the reason
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| Que ha cometido Roberto
| What has Robert done?
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| Haber apoyado el paro
| Having supported the strike
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| Que ya se había resuelto
| That had already been resolved
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| Si acaso esto es un motivo
| If this is a reason
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| Preso voy también sargento
| I'm going to prison too sergeant
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| Sí…
| Yes…
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| Yo que me encuentro tan lejos
| I am so far away
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| Esperando una noticia
| waiting for a news
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| Me viene a decir en la carta
| He comes to tell me in the letter
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| Que en mi patria no hay justicia
| That in my country there is no justice
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| Los hambrientos piden pan
| The hungry ask for bread
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| Los molesta la milicia
| They are bothered by the militia
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| Sí…
| Yes…
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| Habrase visto insolencia
| You would have seen insolence
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| Barbarie y alevosía
| Barbarism and treachery
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| De presentar el trabuco
| To present the blunderbuss
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| Y matar a sangre fría
| And kill in cold blood
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| Hay quien defensa no tiene
| There are those who do not have a defense
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| Con las dos manos vacías
| With both empty hands
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| Sí…
| Yes…
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| La carta que me mandaron
| The letter they sent me
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| Me pide contestación
| ask me for a reply
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| Yo pido que se propale
| I ask that it spread
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| Por toda la población
| for the entire population
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| Que el león es un sanguinario
| That the lion is a bloodthirsty
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| En toda generación
| in every generation
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| Sí…
| Yes…
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| Por suerte tengo guitarra
| Luckily I have a guitar
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| Y también tengo mi voz
| And I also have my voice
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| También tengo siete hermanos
| I also have seven brothers
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| Fuera del que se engrilló
| Out of which he shackled
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| Todos revolucionarios
| all revolutionaries
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| Con el favor de mi Dios
| With the favor of my God
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| Sí… Sí | Yes Yes |