| Relato IV (original) | Relato IV (translation) |
|---|---|
| El sitio al que los llevaban | The place they were taken to |
| Era una escuela vacía | It was an empty school |
| Y la escuela se llamaba | And the school was called |
| Santa María | Santa Maria |
| Dejaron a los obreros | They left the workers |
| Los dejaron con sonrisas | left them with smiles |
| Que esperaran les dijeron | What to expect they told them |
| Sólo unos días | Just a few days |
| Los hombres se confiaron | The men trusted |
| No les faltaba paciencia | They did not lack patience |
| Ya que habían esperado | since they had waited |
| La vida entera | The whole life |
| Siete días esperaron | seven days waited |
| Pero qué infierno se vuelven | But what the hell do they become |
| Cuando el pan se está jugando | When the bread is being played |
| Con la muerte | with death |
| Obrero siempre es peligro | Worker is always danger |
| Precaverse es necesario | Caution is necessary |
| Así el Estado de Sitio | So the State of Siege |
| Fue declarado | It was declared |
| El aire trajo un anuncio | The air brought an announcement |
| Se oía tambor ausente | Absent drum was heard |
| Era el día veintiuno | It was the twenty-first |
| De diciembre | From December |
