Victor Jara

Victor Jara

Victor Jara

Víctor Jara de Chile
Victor Jara of Chile
Vivió como una estrella fugaz
Lived like a shooting star
Luchó por el pueblo de Chile
He fought for the people of Chile
Con sus canciones y su guitarra
With his songs and his guitar
Sus manos eran suaves, sus manos eran fuertes
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong

Víctor Jara fue un campesino
Victor Jara was a peasant
Trabajó a partir de un par de años
He worked from a few years old
Él estaba sentado en el arado de su padre
He sat upon his father's plow
Y vio la tierra se despliegan
And watched the earth unfold
Sus manos eran suaves, sus manos eran fuertes
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong

Ahora, cuando los vecinos tuvieron una boda
Now when the neighbors had a wedding
O uno de sus hijos murieron
Or one of their children died
Su madre cantaba toda la noche para ellos
His mother sang all night for them
Con Víctor a su lado
With Victor by her side
Sus manos eran suaves, sus manos eran fuertes
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong

Él creció para ser un luchador
He grew up to be a fighter
Contra los males de la gente
Against the people's wrongs
Escuchó a su pena y la alegría
He listened to their grief and joy
Y los convirtió en canciones
And turned them into songs
Sus manos eran suaves, sus manos eran fuertes
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong

Cantó sobre los mineros del cobre
He sang about the copper miners
Y los que trabajaban la tierra
And those who worked the land
Cantó sobre los trabajadores de la fábrica
He sang about the factory workers
Y ellos sabían que él era su hombre
And they knew he was their man
Sus manos eran suaves, sus manos eran fuertes
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong

Hizo campaña a favor de Allende
He campaigned for Allende
Trabajando noche y día
Working night and day
Cantó "Echa mano de tu mano hermanos
He sang "Take hold of your brothers hand
Usted conoce el futuro empieza hoy "
You know the future begins today"
Sus manos eran suaves, sus manos eran fuertes
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong

A continuación, los generales se apoderó Chile
Then the generals seized Chile
Arrestaron a continuación, Victor
They arrested Victor then
Le enjaulado en un estadio
They caged him in a stadium
Con cinco mil hombres asustados
With five-thousand frightened men
Sus manos eran suaves, sus manos eran fuertes
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong

Víctor estaba en el estadio
Victor stood in the stadium
Su voz era fuerte y valiente
His voice was brave and strong
Y cantó para sus compañeros de prisión
And he sang for his fellow prisoners
Hasta los guardias interrumpió su canción
Till the guards cut short his song
Sus manos eran suaves, sus manos eran fuertes
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong

Ellos rompieron los huesos de ambas manos
They broke the bones in both his hands
Lo golpearon en la cabeza
They beat him on the head
Le arrancó con descargas eléctricas
They tore him with electric shocks
Y entonces lo mataron a tiros
And then they shot him dead
Sus manos eran suaves, sus manos eran fuertes
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong