Héroes de Abril

April Heroes

Héroes de Abril

Hey, how's it goingHola que tal
I'm NicaraguaSoy la Nicaragua
The brave, tough womanLa valiente mujer pencona
Who cries for her children todayQue a sus hijos llora hoy

I'm going to tellVoy a contar
How those same childrenComo esos mismos hijos
Without hesitation have defendedSin dudar lo han defendido
Their homeland with loveA su patria con amor

And have paid with their bloodY han pagado con su sangre
Their courage and valorSu coraje y su valor

It was the 19thFue un 19
Before winter fellAntes de caer el invierno
Against a fierce governmentContra un feroz gobierno
The people rose upEl pueblo se levantó

They were studentsEran estudiantes
They were the thinking homelandEran la patria pensante
They were the walking booksEran los libros andantes
Who faced the tyrantQue al tirano se enfrentó

And in return, they receivedY a cambio recibieron
Bullets, death, and repressionBalas, muerte y represión

For the fallen heroesPor los héroes que han caído
The people got pissed offEl pueblo se encachimbó
With courage, they were rebornCon coraje ha renacido
And took to the streetsY las calles se tomó

Compatriots, fists upCompatriotas, puño en alto
Free homeland or diePatria libre o morir
Desperately shoutingGritaban desesperados
The executioner is already hereEl verdugo ya está aquí

Police, soldiersPolicías, militares
With orders to repressCon orden de reprimir

It was at UPOLIFue en la UPOLI
The first one to fallEl primero que cayó
A bullet in the throatUna bala en la garganta
Ended his lifeCon su vida terminó

Then followedDespués siguieron
More than sixty or soMás de sesenta y tantos
And mourning and weepingY el luto y el llanto
Took over my landsDe mis tierras se adueñó

Alvarito arrives soonAlvarito llega pronto
To tell this to GodA contarle esto a Dios

Eternal glory to our heroesGloria eterna Nuestros héroes
Eternal glory to their valorGloria eterna su valor
Today they are an example of struggleHoy son ejemplo de lucha
Of worth and convictionDe valía y convicción

They will never be forgottenNunca serán olvidados
Their legacy is loveSu legado es el amor
The victory of the homelandLa victoria de la patria
Is glimpsed amidst the horrorSe vislumbra entre el horror

The darkness has not defeatedLa penumbra no ha vencido
The giant MonimboAl gigante Monimbo

Because we fightPorque luchamos
Victory is already nearLa victoria ya está cerca
We don't have a homeland for saleNo tenemos patria en venta
We want revolutionQueremos revolución

Let them goYa que se vayan
The homeland shouts without a fatherGrita la patria sin padre
And whoever gives up, your motherY el que se rinda tu madre
Is a banner in the nationEs estandarte en la nación

We will overcome, we will overcomeVenceremos, venceremos
Let the dictator goQue se vaya el dictador

Eternal glory to our heroesGloria eterna Nuestros héroes
Eternal glory to their valorGloria eterna su valor
Today they are an example of struggleHoy son ejemplo de lucha
Courage and convictionValentía y convicción

They will never be forgottenNunca serán olvidados
Their legacy is loveSu legado es el amor
The victory of the homelandLa victoria de la patria
Is glimpsed amidst the horrorSe vislumbra entre el horror

We will be free againVolveremos a ser libres
Fighters of valorCombatientes del valor