Balada De Un Soldado

Mother, last night in the trenches
Between the fire and the gunfire
I saw an enemy running
The night was dark
I aimed with my rifle
And as I shot
A light illuminated
The face I was killing
He locked eyes with me
With his already empty eyes
Mother, do you know who I killed?
That enemy soldier
Was my friend José
Schoolmate
With whom I played so much
Of soldiers and trenches

Today the fire was real
And my friend is already buried
Mother, I want to die
I'm sick of this war
And if I write again
Maybe I'll do it from heaven
Where I'll find José
And we'll play again

Mother, do you know who I killed?
That enemy soldier
Was my friend José
Schoolmate
With whom I played so much
Of soldiers and trenches
Mother, do you know who I killed?
That enemy soldier
Was my friend José