Marcha de Los Andes

March of the Andes

Marcha de Los Andes

We are leaving for ChileYa nos vamos para Chile
A long journey awaits usNos espera un largo viaje
Let's check if everything is thereRepasemos si está todo
If all the luggage is thereSi está todo el equipaje
We carry the flagsLlevamos las banderas
That the ladies sewed for usQue las damas nos cosieron
We carry our ponchosLlevamos nuestros ponchos
Which are of great designQue son de gran diseño

Let's take some mapsLlevemos algún mapa
In case we get lostMirá si nos perdemos
We carry a compassLlevamos una brújula
Thanks to the people of Buenos AiresGracias a los Porteños
Don't forget the cannonsNo olviden los cañones
That we are going to fight withQue vamos a luchar
Darn, they are heavyPucha que son pesados
Who wants to carry them?¿Quién los quiere cargar?

Where are we going, my General?¿A dónde vamos, mi General?
We are going to Chile, we are going thereVamos a Chile, vamos allá
Why are we going, my General?¿Para qué vamos, mi General?
To be free, one, two, three, let's go!Para ser libres, un, dos, tres ¡Ya!

We need grenadiersPrecisamos granaderos
Noble gauchos with courageGauchos nobles con coraje
All the soldiers are readyLos soldados están todos
But look what I brought!¡Pero miren lo que traje!
We need many weaponsNecesitamos muchas armas
Let's manufacture them somehowFabriquemos como sea
We are going to give the Royalist army a fightAl ejército Realista vamos a darles pelea

And where is Lima, my General?¿Y dónde es Lima, mi General?
Past Chile, it's in PeruPasando Chile, está en Perú
Why are we going, my General?¿Para qué vamos, mi General?
To be free, Free from the South!¡Para ser libres, Libres del Sur!