Canción Para Las Manos de Un Soldado

Song For The Hands of a Soldier

Canción Para Las Manos de Un Soldado

The farmer of my townEl labrador de mi pueblo
Carries a hoe in his handLleva una azada en la mano
How big his hands areQue grandes tiene las manos
The farmer of my townEl labrador de mi pueblo
Digging from sunup to sundownCavando de Sol a Sol
With rain, snow, or heatCon lluvia, nieve o calor
The unemployed of my townEl parado de mi pueblo
Fills his hands with anguishLlena de angustia sus manos
How sad his hands areQue tristes tiene las manos
The unemployed of my townEl parado de mi pueblo
Turning the waterwheelDando vueltas a la noria
Without pay and without a storySin jornal y sin historia
The mayor of my townEl alcalde de mi pueblo
Carries a cane in his handsLleva un bastón en las manos
How delicate his hands areQue finas tiene las manos
The mayor of my townEl alcalde de mi pueblo
With his proud caneCon su orgulloso bastón
Presides over the processionPreside la procesión
The worker of my townEl obrero de mi pueblo
Is not in my townNo está en mi pueblo
He has emigratedHa emigrado
His hands knead breadSus manos amasan pan
For other distant townsPara otros pueblos lejanos
How far away are the handsQue lejos están las manos
Of the worker of my townDel obrero de mi pueblo
The soldier of my townEl soldado de mi pueblo
Was once a bricklayerAntes ha sido albañil
Now he no longer has a shovelAhora ya no tiene pala
He carries a rifle in his handLleva en la mano un fusil
How cold his hands areQue frías tiene las manos
Around the rifleAlrededor del fusil
The boss of my townEl cacique de mi pueblo
Doesn't live there eitherNo vive tampoco allí
With the sweat of my townCon el sudor de mi pueblo
He bought a flat in MadridSe compró un piso en Madrid
With what his hand throws awayCon lo que su mano tira
How many could liveCuántos podrían vivir
Soldier, if somedaySoldado, si alguna vez
The farmer of my townEl labrador de mi pueblo
Rises up, and the workerSe levanta, y el obrero
Rises up, and the unemployedSe levanta, y el parado
What will you do, soldier¿Qué vas ha haces tu soldado
Who was once a bricklayer?Que antes has sido albañil?
What will you do with your hands¿Qué vas ha hacer con tus manos
And your rifleY tu fusil