Pisagua

Pisagua

Pisagua

With a fist raisedCon el puño en alto
they saw him passlo vieron pasar
through the streetspor las calles
of our cityde nuestra ciudad
no one knew his fatenadie supo su destino
he was missingestaba desaparecido
to his family and his sonsu familia y su hijo
they never saw him alive againnunca más lo vieron vivo

From the headquartersDesde el cuarte general
an order was hearduna orden se escucho dar
he must be shotdebe ser fusilado
his body buriedsu cuerpo enterrado
the soldiers remainedlos soldados se quedaron
with his blood on their handscon su sangre en las manos

18 years later18 años después
of anguish and painde angustia y de dolor
they found his bodyencontraron su cuerpo
mutilated and destroyedmutilado y deshecho
to his family and his sonsu familia y su hijo
they demand trial and punishmentpiden juicio y castigo

In his Mercedes goes the generalEn su mercedes va el general
delighting in his impunitygozando de su impunidad
with the weight on his consciencecon el peso en su consciencia
of taking other livesde quitar vidas agenas
arrested by his orderpor su orden apresados
murdered from behindpor la espalda asesinado