La Carta

They sent me a letter
by the early mail
In that letter they tell me
that my brother was arrested
And without compassion with chains
they dragged him through the streets
Yes

The letter states the reason
that Roberto has committed
supporting the strike
that had already been resolved
If this is a reason
I'll be imprisoned too, sergeant
Yes

I, who am so far away
waiting for news
the letter comes to tell me
that in my homeland there is no justice
The hungry ask for bread
they are bothered by the militia
Yes
Have you ever seen such insolence
barbarism and treachery
presenting the musket
and killing in cold blood
There are those who have no defense
with empty hands
Yes

The letter they sent me
asks for a response
I ask that it be spread
throughout the population
That the lion is a bloodthirsty one
in every generation
Yes

Luckily I have a guitar
and I also have my voice
I also have seven brothers
apart from the one who got chained
All revolutionaries
with the favor of my God
Yes... Yes