El Lider de Los Humildes

The Leader of the Humble

El Lider de Los Humildes

One day a man came outUn día salió un hombre
In search of freedomEn busca de libertad
With his brothers of classCon sus hermanos de clase
He wanted to change the worldEl mundo quiso cambiar

Rising against the empireAlzando contra el imperio
To the poor of the placeA los pobres del lugar
He will wage his war of hungerLibrara su guerra de hambre
After death and rebellionTras muerte y rebelión

Fighting against a systemLuchando contra un sistema
They wanted to overthrowQue quisieron derrumbar
Many workers fellMuchos obreros cayeron
Defending their truthDefendiendo su verdad

With the poor and oppressedCon los pobres y oprimidos
With those without voice or futureCon los sin voz ni futuro
They sought for their ownBuscaban para los suyos
Life with dignityLa vida con dignidad

In times of changeEn los tiempos de cambiar
Dreams have a placeLos sueños tienen lugar
Let's go, let's goVamos, vamos
We are looking for the ideal worldVamos buscando el mundo ideal
Let's go, let's goVamos, vamos
Forging dreams for the children to comeForjando sueños a los hijos que vendrán

PanpipeZampoña

Fighting against the consortiumLuchando contra el consorcio
They never stopped dreamingNo dejaron de soñar
Drowned in miseryAhogados en la miseria
They did not want to give upNo quisieron renunciar

Accused and persecutedAcusado perseguido
By the all-powerfulPor los todopoderosos
He was always readyEstuvo siempre dispuesto
To die without giving upA morir sin claudicar

In times of changeEn los tiempos de cambiar
Dreams have a placeLos sueños tienen lugar
Let's go, let's go, let's go lookingVamos, vamos vamos buscando
Looking for the ideal worldBuscando el mundo ideal
Let's go, let's go forging dreamsVamos, vamos forjando sueños
For the children to comeA los hijos que vendrán