Violeta Parra
Mi vida, los pueblos americanos (1 person alone)
Mi vida, los pueblos americanos (ALL —
mi vida, se sienten acongojados
mi vida, se sienten acongojados
Mi vida, porque los gobernadores
mi vida, los tienen aprisionados
Mi vida, los pueblos americanos
Cuándo será ese cuando,
señor fiscal,
que la América sea
sólo un pilar.
Cuándo será ese cuando,
señor fiscal.
Sólo un pilar, ay sí,
y una bandera,
que termine la furia
en las frontera
Por un puñao de tierra
no me armen guerra.
Translation:
My life, the American peoples
my life, they feel sorrow
my life. because the governors
have them imprisoned
when will be the day, mr. prosecutor (or in general any figure of authority)
that America will be one pillar
when will be the day, mr. prosecutor
only one pillar yeah!
and one flag
that the fury at the border ends
for a fistful (handful) of land
do not make war
Note: Los pueblos americanos is a cueca song by Violeta Parra. Recorded and released in LP format in 1966. Carpa de La Reina is a collective album by Violeta Parra, together with other musicians invited to her center of popular art located in the neighborhood of La Reina, in Santiago, Chile.