La Carta
Quilapayún
The Letter
I received a letter
By the early mail,
In that letter they tell me
That my brother was arrested,
And without compassion, in chains,
They dragged him through the street, yes.
The letter states the reason
For arresting Roberto
For supporting the strike
That had already been resolved.
If this is a reason
I am also a prisoner, 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,
The militia gives them lead, yes.
In this pompous way
They want to keep their seats
Those with fans and tuxedos,
Without deserving it,
They come and go from the church
And forget the commandments, yes.
Have you ever seen such insolence,
Barbarism and treachery,
To present the musket
And kill in cold blood
Someone who has no defense
With empty hands, yes.
The letter I have received
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
To cry out my pain,
I also have nine brothers
Apart from the one who was chained,
The nine are communists
With the favor of my god, yes.
