La Pena Del General

The General's Sorrow

La Pena Del General

Today I declare that my love has not diedHoy declaro que mi amor no ha muerto
Even though the people are stubbornAunque el pueblo esta medio terco
If they are led by pure vulturesSi lo dirigen puros cuervos
It's no wonder they're half blindCon razón esta medio tuerto

Today I declare that my country is beautifulHoy declaro que mi patria es bella
But if they bring you troublesPero si te ponen querellas
Feelings are discouragedSe amilanan los sentimientos
Our stars are auctionedSe subastan nuestras estrellas

They crumble you, children and wormsTe desmoronan hijos y gusanos
Vermin spread over youSe extienden sobre ti las alimañas
And a vice snatches your dreamY una tenaza te arrebata el sueño
And a dagger splatters you with your bloodY un puñal con tu sangre te salpica
While your banner is torn apartMientras se despedaza tu estandarte

The night is high and Morazán watchesAlta es la noche y Morazán vigila

Today good intentions are fornicatedHoy se fornican las intenciones
By the thievesDe los buenos por los ladrones
Rulers feedSe alimentan los gobernantes
On arrogant Yankee moneyCon dinero gringo arrogante

Today a thousand nightmares are given awayHoy se regalan mil pesadillas
By the shadows of memoriesPor las sombras de los recuerdos
But you can shout to the windPero puedes gritarle al viento
That you are free in quotation marksQue eres libre entre comillas

Here comes the tiger brandishing an axeYa viene el tigre enarbolando un hacha
They come to devour your entrailsVienen a devorarte las entrañas
They come to divide the star they come, they comeVienen a dividir la estrella vienen, vienen
Little America fragrantPequeña América olorosa
To nail you to the cross to flay youA clavarte en la cruz a desollarte
To knock down the metal of your flagA tumbar el metal de tu bandera
The night is high and Morazán waitsAlta es la noche y Morazán espera

And high is the night, my general tell them!Y alta la noche es ¡mi general deciles!
Stop being servile to the eagleDejen ya de ser del águila serviles
And high is the night, my general complainsY alta la noche es mi general se queja
Let me, let me come down to ease your sorrows!¡Déjenme, déjenme bajar para aliviar sus penas!

Invaders filled your homeInvasores llenaron tu morada
And they split you like dead fruitY te partieron como fruta muerta
And others sealed on your backY otros sellaron sobre tus espaldas
The teeth of a bloodthirsty lineageLos dientes de una estirpe sanguinaria
Others looted you in the portsOtros te saquearon en los puertos
Carrying blood over your painsCargando sangre sobre tus dolores
It's today, yesterday, tomorrow, you know itEs hoy, ayer, mañana, tú lo sabes

And high is the night, my general tell them!Y alta la noche es ¡mi general deciles!
Stop being servile to the eagleDejen ya de ser del águila serviles
And high is the night, my general complainsY alta la noche es mi general se queja
Let me, let me come down to ease your sorrows!¡Déjenme, déjenme bajar para aliviar sus penas!

Brothers, dawn breaks and Morazán watches!¡Hermanos amanece y Morazán vigila!