Canción Para Mi América

Song For My America

Canción Para Mi América

Give your hand to the IndianDale tu mano al indio
Give it it will do you goodDale que te hará bien
And you will find the wayY encontrarás el camino
Like yesterday I found itComo ayer yo lo encontré

Give your hand to the IndianDale tu mano al indio
Give it it will do you goodDale que te hará bien
Holy sweat will wet youTe mojara el sudor santo
Of struggle and dutyDe la lucha y el deber

The skin of the Indian will teach youLa piel del indio te enseñará
All the paths you will have to walkToda las sendas que habrás de andar
Copper hands will show you (1)Manos de cobre te mostrarán (1)
All the blood you have to leaveToda la sangre que has de dejar

Give your hand to the IndianDale tu mano al indio
Give it it will do you goodDale que te hará bien
And you will find the wayY encontrarás el camino
Like yesterday I found itComo ayer yo lo encontré

It's copper timeEs el tiempo del cobre
Mestizo, scream and rifleMestizo, grito y fusil
If the doors do not open (2)Si no se abren las puertas (2)
The people have to open themEl pueblo las ha de abrir

America is waiting (3)América esta esperando (3)
And the century turns blueY el siglo se vuelve azul
Pampas, rivers and mountainsPampas, ríos y montañas
They release their own lightLiberan su propia luz

The couplet has no owner (4)La copla no tiene dueño (4)
Patterns no more sendingPatrones no más mandar
The American guitarLa guitarra americana
Fighting he learned to sing - (encore)Peleando aprendió a cantar - (bis)

Obs: "live" album (Uruguay - 1978), which was recorded in several different locations in concerts in Argentina,Obs: no álbum "en vivo" (uruguay - 1.978), que foi gravado em várias localidades diferentes em concertos na argentina,
Daniel Viglietti, sings this song together with the Parra duo (Isabel and Angel Parra), there are slight modifications in the lyrics that are related, note:Daniel viglietti, canta esta canção junto com dúo parra (isabel y angel parra), existem ligeiras modificações na letra que está em parenteses, observe:

(1):ou "must show you"(1):ou "te hay de mostrar"
(2):ou "if those doors do not open"(2):ou "si esas puertas no se abren"
(3):ou "america is screaming"(3):ou "américa está gritando"
(4):ou "the song does not want an owner"(4):ou "la copla no quiere dueño"

Cuáhutemoc.Cuáhutemoc.