La Guerrilla Frustada

The Frustrated Guerrilla

La Guerrilla Frustada

What happens to youA ti lo que te pasa
Is that the progressive term is too small for youEs que te queda chiquito el término progresista
And you would have liked to be a commander in the Sandinista front.Y te hubiera gustado ser comandante uno del frente sandinista.
What happens to youA ti lo que te pasa
Is that being progressive in bars sometimes doesn't suit youEs que ser progre en los bares a veces no te pega
And you would have liked to come down from the mountains with Daniel Ortega.Y te hubiera gustado bajar de las montañas junto a daniel ortega.
What happens to youA ti lo que te pasa
Is that alcohol and crap take you out of this worldEs que el alcohol y la mierda te sacan de este mundo
And you could never even reach the barracks of the Farabundo front.Y que nunca pudiste llegar ni a las barracas del frente farabundo.
What happens to youA ti lo que te pasa
Is that Fidel and Guevara didn't leave you any samples.Es que fidel y guevara no te dejaron muestras.
What happens to youA ti lo que te pasa
Is that you arrived late to the Sierra Maestra.Es que tú llegaste tarde a la sierra maestra.

There's nothing to doNo hay nada que hacer
If you're not a guerrilla in the worldSi en el mundo no se es guerrillero
They're sacred cows.Son vaca sagrada.
And you are not, my loveY tú no eres, mi amor
More than a frustrated guerrilla.Más que una guerrillera frustrada.
So stay in your bedAsí que quédate en tu cama
Like a profane cow.Como una vaca profana.
There's nothing to doNo hay nada que hacer
Former guerrillas run for electionsLos ex guerrilleros se presentan a las elecciones
But if what you want is justice and emotionsPero si lo que tú quieres es justicia y emociones
I'll be here waiting for youAquí te estaré esperando
To start revealing ourselves.Para irnos revelando.

So don't waste any more time deciphering ideological nonsense.Así que tú no pierdas más tiempo descifrando ideológicas patrañas.
Get yourself a gun, a green uniform, and a balaclava.Búscate una pistola, un uniforme verde y algún pasamontañas.
And buy a ticket, and go to Chiapas, with a tourist visa.Y cómprate un pasaje, y vete para chiapas, con visa de turista.
And ask for an audience with Subcomandante Marcos, the one from the Zapatistas.Y pídele una audiencia al subcomandante marcos, el de los zapatistas.
And if the tactics used fail you thereY si ahí te fallara la táctica empleada
And things get toughY el daun se pone malo
The only thing left is to sweeten the deal for Comrade Gonzalo.Lo único que queda es dorarle la moneda al camarada gonzalo.
And even if you're not a Maoist, and you like Vargas LlosaY aunque no seas maoísta, y te guste vargas llosa
I already have your outlineYa yo tengo tu esbozo
As a sniper, or leading a command in the Shining Path.De francotiradora, o al frente de un comando en sendero luminoso.

What happens to youA ti lo que te pasa
Is that the progressive term is too small for you.Es que te queda chiquito el término progresista.