Violeta Parra "La carta" lyrics

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La carta

Me mandaron una cartapor el correo tempranoy en esa carta me dicenque cayó preso mi hermanoy sin lástima con grillospor la calle lo arrastraron, si.

La carta dice el motivoque ha cometido Robertohaber apoyado el paroque ya se había resueltosi acaso esto es un motivopresa también voy sargento, si.

Yo que me encuentro tan lejosesperando una noticiame viene a decir la cartaque en mi patria no hay justicialos hambrientos piden panplomo les da la milicia, si.

De esta manera pomposaquieren conservar su asientolos de abanicos y de fracsin tener merecimientovan y vienen de la iglesiay olvidan los mandamientos, si.

Habrase visto insolenciabarbárie y alevosíade presentar el trabucoy matar a sangre fríaa quien defensa no tienecon las dos manos vacía, si

La carta que he recibidome pide contestaciónyo pido que se propaguepor toda la poblaciónque el león es un sanguinarioen toda generación, si.

Por suerte tengo guitarrapara llorar mi dolortambién tengo nueve hermanosfuera del que se engrillólos nueve son comunistascon el favor de mi Dios, si.

The Letter

They sent me a letterby the post, this morning.In this letter they tell me that my brother is in jailand that, merciless, they dragged him in chains by the street, yes.

The letter tells the reason.What Roberto has done.He had supported the strike that is now resolved.Well, if that is the reason please take me to jail too, sargent, yes.

I, so far away,waiting for news.The letter tells me that in my country there's no justice.The hungered ask for bread and they receive bullets, yes.

In this pompous manner,they want to keep their seats.Those with fans and frac, unworthy of them.They come and go from the church while forgetting the commandments, yes.

Ever seen such an insolence,barbarity and treachery:to present the rifle and kill at blank pointthe defenseless and empty handed, yes.

The letter that I receivedasks for an answer.I ask that it propagates through the entire populationthat Leon is a murderer in every generation, yes.

Lucky, I have my guitarto cry my pain.I also have nine brothers, other than the one in jail.The nine are communists, with god's blessing, yes.

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