Flor de Retama

Broom Flower

Flor de Retama

Come everyone to seeVengan todos a ver
Oh, let's see!¡Ay, vamos a ver!
Come brothers to seeVengan hermanos a ver
Oh, let's see!¡Ay, vamos a ver!
In the square of Huanta,En la plazuela de huanta,
Little yellow broom flower,Amarillito flor de retama,
Little yellow, turning yellowAmarillito, amarillando
Broom flower.Flor de retama.

In the five corners they are,Por cinco esquinas están,
The warriors are entering.Los sinchis entrando están.
In the square of HuantaEn la plazuela de huanta
The warriors are surrounding.Los sinchis rodeando están.
They are going to kill studentsVan a matar estudiantes
Huanta's people at heart,Huantinos de corazón,
Little yellow, turning yellowAmarillito, amarillando
Broom flower;Flor de retama;
They are going to kill peasantsVan a matar campesinos
Huanta's people at heart,Huantinos de corazón,
Little yellow, turning yellowAmarillito, amarillando
Broom flower.Flor de retama.

SpokenHablado
Where lifeEn donde la vida
Becomes colder than death itselfSe hace mas fría que la muerte misma
Father Sun burns indignantlyTaita inti arde indignado
The great snows thawLas grandes nieves se descongelan
And the great lakes begin to fillY los grandes lagos comienzan a colmarse
The great flood is about to comeEl gran aluvión, esta por llegar
To bury worlds that oppressPara sepultar, mundos que oprimen
And on the new earth; the broom flower will bloomY sobre la tierra nueva; florecerá la retama
And so the palms that sound aboveY así las palmas que suenen arriba
Ta ta taTa ta ta

Where the blood of the people,Donde la sangre del pueblo,
There, spills;Ahí, se derrama;
Where the blood of the people,Donde la sangre del pueblo,
There, spills;Ahí, se derrama;
Right there it bloomsAllí mismito florece
Little yellow broom flower,Amarillito flor de retama,
Little yellow, turning yellowAmarillito, amarillando
Broom flower.Flor de retama.

FugueFuga
The blood of the peopleLa sangre del pueblo
Has a rich perfume;Tiene rico perfume;
The blood of the peopleLa sangre del pueblo
Has a rich perfume;Tiene rico perfume;
It smells like jasmine, violets,Huele a jazmines, violetas,
Geraniums and daisies;Geranios y margaritas;
Like gunpowder and dynamite.A pólvora y dinamita.
It smells like jasmine, violets,Huele a jazmines, violetas,
Geraniums and daisies;Geranios y margaritas;
Like gunpowder and dynamiteA pólvora y dinamita

Damn!¡Carajo!
Like gunpowder and dynamite!¡A pólvora y dinamita!
Oh, damn!¡Ay, carajo!
Like gunpowder and dynamite!¡A pólvora y dinamita!