Las Torres

The Towers

Las Torres

One terrorist, two terroristsUn terrorista, dos terroristas
They swayedSe balanceaban
On a collapsed towerSobre una torre derrumbada
As they saw that it resistedComo veían que resistía
They went to call a comradeFueron a llamar a un camarada

One terrorist, two terroristsUn terrorista, dos terroristas
An emerretista guerrillaUn guerrillero emerretista
A trafficker in HuallagaUn traficante en el Huallaga
They swayedSe balanceaban
On a collapsed towerSobre una torre derrumbada
As they saw that it resistedComo veían que resistía
They went to call Alan GarcíaFueron a llamar a Alan García

One terrorist, two terroristsUn terrorista, dos terroristas
An emerretista guerrillaUn guerrillero emerretista
A trafficker in HuallagaUn traficante en el Huallaga
The Aprista buffalo Agustín MantillaEl búfalo aprista Agustín Mantilla
Alan García and his companyAlan García y su compañía
Villanueva, they swingVillanueva, se balancean
On a collapsed towerSobre una torre derrumbada
As they saw that it resistedComo veían que resistía
They went to call AbimaelFueron a llamar a Abimael

One terrorist, two terroristsUn terrorista, dos terroristas
An emerretista guerrillaUn guerrillero emerretista
A trafficker in HuallagaUn traficante en el Huallaga
The Aprista buffalo Agustín MantillaEl búfalo aprista Agustín Mantilla
Alan García and his companyAlan García y su compañía
Villanueva del Campo, it makes me so sickVillanueva del Campo, me da tanto asco
Like Chirino Soto with his poto faceComo Chirino Soto con su cara de poto
Like five police officers on the corner of LarcoComo cinco policías en la esquina de Larco
Selling raffles to the most enthusiasticVendiéndole rifas a los más zampados
And there is total corruption everywhereY total corrupción hay en todos lados
And for five Lucas I bought a disputed oneY por cinco Lucas me compro un disputado
A judge, a prosecutorUn juez, un fiscal
a couple of lawyersUn par de abogados
An architect, or failing thatUn arquitecto, o en su defecto
A novelist, a couple of journalistsUn novelista, un par de periodistas
An archbishop, a cardinalUn arzobispo, un cardenal
A virgin who cries and a real virginUna virgen que llora y una virgen de verdad
And maybe FujimoriY quizás a Fujimori

(If there is no solution, the strike continues(Si no hay solución, la huelga continua
If there is no solution, the strike continuesSi no hay solución, la huelga continua
If there is no solution, the strike continuesSi no hay solución, la huelga continua
If there is no solution)Si no hay solución)
On a collapsed towerSobre una torre derrumbada
As they saw that it resistedComo veían que resistía
Nobody went to call an electricianNadie fue a llamar a un electricista