Que Dirá El Santo Padre
Violeta Parra
What Will the Holy Father Say
Look at how they talk to us about freedom
When they actually take it away from us
Look at how they preach tranquility
When authority torments us
What will the Holy Father say?
Who lives in Rome
While they’re slaughtering
His dove
Look at how they talk about paradise
When bullets rain down like hail
Look at the enthusiasm for the sentence
Knowing they were killing innocence
What will the Holy Father say?
Who lives in Rome
While they’re slaughtering
His dove
He who officiates death like an executioner
Calmly enjoying his breakfast
He’ll reap the wheat, for what’s been sown
Watered with your blood, Júlian Grimao
What will the Holy Father say?
Who lives in Rome
While they’re slaughtering
His dove
The more injustices, Mr. Prosecutor
The stronger my soul gets, to sing
With this, they’ve put the noose around their necks
The sixth commandment has no seal
What will the Holy Father say?
Who lives in Rome
While they’re slaughtering
His dove
