México Insurgente
Ismael Serrano
Insurgent Mexico
In the state of Chiapas, very close to Guatemala,
the masses of peasants have risen up in arms.
The Subcomandante Marcos is the one who leads them,
and fights alongside the indigenous people to liberate the homeland.
The soldiers pursue him and wish for his end
like that hero of the people, Commander Che Guevara.
On the first day of January they descended from the mountains,
Zapatista guerrillas to launch their proclamations.
They demand land and freedom, like Emiliano Zapata,
and on the back of his horse, all of America rides.
The children of a thousand defeats, and their spilled blood,
will rewrite history, starting with Chiapas.
They demand land and freedom, like Emiliano Zapata,
and declare this state a revolutionary zone.
Better to fight with dignity than die of hunger,
and let each bullet serve to defend peace.
Long live the heroes of Chiapas and Subcomandante Marcos,
long live Villa and Zapata, and may the tyrants fall,
long live Villa and Zapata, and may the tyrants fall.
