Tlatelolco

Tlatelolco

Tlatelolco

It's been a while since history happenedHace ya tiempo que a historia pasó
People can't forget itLa gente no lo puede olvidar
In Tlatelolco the blood ranEn Tlatelolco la sangre corrió
Of lawyers who knew the truthDe letrados que sabían la verdad

That injustice shook the countryEsa injusticia al país sacudió
But no one could prevent itPero nadie lo pudo evitar
The armed forces the government sentLas fuerzas armadas el gobierno mandó
With direct order to shoot to killCon orden directa de tirar a matar

They were lawyers and asked for justiceEran letrados y pedían justicia
Everyone fought for an idealTodos peleaban por un ideal
But the government has always been unfairPero el gobierno siempre ha sido injusto
For protesting, he ordered them to be murderedPor protestar los mandó a asesinar

Three red lights crossed the skyTres luces rojas cruzaron el cielo
But they had death behind themPero llevaban la muerte por detrás
With white gloves they covered his handsCon guantes blancos cubrieron sus manos
To distinguish yourself when you start killingPara distinguirse al empezar a matar

Massacre was what happened in TlatelolcoMasacre fue lo que pasó en Tlatelolco
Men and women the government killedHombres y mujeres el gobierno mató
Killed man's hopes and dreamsMató ilusiones y esperanzas del hombre
It was in vain and his ideal was lostEn vano fue y su ideal se perdió

They were lawyers and asked for justiceEran letrados y pedían justicia
Everyone fought for an idealTodos peleaban por un ideal
But the government has always been unfairPero el gobierno siempre ha sido injusto
For protesting, he ordered them to be murderedPor protestar los mandó a asesinar