La Matanza de Los Gomeros

The Massacre Of Los Gomeros

La Matanza de Los Gomeros

Hupalupu diligentlyHupalupu diligente
Prepared his warriorsSus guerreros preparó
And with slings he armed themY con hondas los armó
Thus haranguing his peopleArengando así a su gente
You must keep in mind¡Deben de tener presente
That they are coming to deceive us!Que nos vienen a engañar!
We must retreat¡Nos debemos replegar
To the edge of the mountainA orillas de la montaña
And even if all of Spain comesY aunque venga toda España
They will not be able to defeat us!No nos podrán derrotar!

Armed soldiers fleeHuyen soldados armados
In pursuit of retreatEn pos de la retirada
Thousands of stones rainLlueven miles de pedradas
Down on the slow soldiersSobre los lentos soldados
Some fall, batteredUnos caen descalabrados
By the fierce GomerosAnte los Gomeros fieros
On the shore they opposedEn la orilla se opusieron
To stop the escalationPara frenar la escalada
Others flee in disarrayOtros van en desbandada
Running along the pathsCorriendo por los senderos

Finally, the Countess offers forgivenessPor fin le ofrece perdón
To the GuanchesA los guanches la condesa
And her simplicity was so greatY fue tanta la simpleza
That they accept without conditionQue aceptan sin condición
Hupalupu says: BetrayalDice Hupalupu: ¡Traición
That is hard to acceptEso es duro de aceptar
They want to overwhelm usNos quieren avasallar
Let us look for another way outBusquemos otra salida
Whoever wants to surrenderÉl que se quiera entregar
Will pay with his life!Lo pagará con su vida!

They go down to the church of La VillaA la iglesia de La Villa
To be forgivenBajan a ser perdonados
Then they would be burnedLuego serian quemados
Like a bad seedComo una mala semilla
They fell into the trapCayeron en la trampilla
As the wise had announcedComo el sabio había anunciado
Their defiance has paidSu desafío han pagado
Like innocent lambsComo inocentes corderos
Those poor GomerosAquellos pobres gomeros
Vilely sacrificedVilmente sacrificados
Those poor GomerosAquellos pobres gomeros
Vilely sacrificedVilmente sacrificados