El Destino de Mi Pueblo

The Fate of My People

El Destino de Mi Pueblo

In its days, it had a Spanish yokeTuvo en sus dias un yugo español
That condemned it to suffer foreverQue la condenó por siempre a sufrir
Why, why did fate wantPorqué, porqué quizo el destino
To put every form of oppression in its path?Poner en su camino toda forma de opresión
Why, why did fate wantPorqué, porqué quizo el destino
To put every form of oppression in its path?Poner en su camino toda forma de opresión

If in fifteen years of a cruel struggleSi en quince años de una lucha cruel
Independence was seen to flourishLa independencia se vió florecer
Why did life turn against you?Porqué se te ensañó la vida
You were left with no way out, no sea or port afterwardsQuedaste sin salida, sin mar ni puerto después
Why did life turn against you?Porqué se te ensañó la vida
You were left with no way out, no sea or port afterwardsQuedaste sin salida, sin mar ni puerto después

It was the victim of its sistersDe sus hermanas la victima fué
In a thousand battles, it bled its skinEn mil batallas desangró su piel
If today you live in your mountainsSi hoy vives en tus montañas
I swear that tomorrow, my shout will break the seaTe juro que mañana, mi grito romperá el mar
If today you live in your mountainsSi hoy vives en tus montañas
I swear that tomorrow, my shout will break the seaTe juro que mañana, mi grito romperá el mar

One hundred thousand voicesCien mil voces
One hundred thousand faces together, thirsty for hopeCien mil rostros enjuntos sedientos de esperanza
Yet, a captive peopleMas, un pueblo cautivo
Imprisoned by its mountains, its fatePrisionero de sus montañas, su destino
Why did life turn against youPorqué se ensañó la vida
To then be left with no way outPara quedar luego sin salida
No sea or port afterwardsSin mar ni puerto después
Yet... Yet faith is not lostMas... Mas la fe no esta perdida
If we give our livesSi entregamos la vida
In the fight for its honorEn la lucha por su honor

Yet today faith is not lostMas hoy la fe no está perdida
If we give our lives in the fight for its honorSi entregamos la vida en la lucha por su honor
Yet today faith is not lostMas hoy la fe no está perdida
If we give our lives in the fight for its honorSi entregamos la vida en la lucha por su honor