Soldadito Boliviano

Bolivian Little Soldier

Soldadito Boliviano

Bolivian little soldier, Bolivian little soldierSoldadito de Bolivia, soldadito boliviano
Armed you go with your rifle, which is an American riflearmado vas de tu rifle, que es un rifle americano
Which is an American rifle, Bolivian little soldierque es un rifle americano, soldadito de Bolivia
Which is an American rifleque es un rifle americano

Mr. Barrientos gave it to you, Bolivian little soldierTe lo dio el señor Barrientos, soldadito boliviano
A gift from Mr. Johnson, to kill your brotherregalo de Mr. Johnson, para matar a tu hermano
To kill your brother, Bolivian little soldierpara matar a tu hermano, soldadito de Bolivia
To kill your brotherpara matar a tu hermano

You don't know who the dead one is, Bolivian little soldierNo sabes quien es el muerto, soldadito boliviano
The dead one is Che Guevara, and he was Argentine and Cubanel muerto es el Che-Guevara, y era argentino y cubano
And he was Argentine and Cuban, Bolivian little soldiery era argentino y cubano, soldadito de Bolivia
And he was Argentine and Cubany era argentino y cubano

He was your best friend, Bolivian little soldierEl fue tu mejor amigo, soldadito boliviano
He was the friend of the poor, from the east to the highlandsel fue el amigo del pobre, del oriente al altiplano
From the east to the highlands, Bolivian little soldierdel oriente al altiplano, soldadito de Bolivia
From the east to the highlandsdel oriente al altiplano

My guitar is whole, Bolivian little soldierEstá mi guitarra entera, soldadito boliviano
In mourning but not crying, although crying is humande luto pero no llora, aunque llorar es humano
Although crying is human, Bolivian little soldieraunque llorar es humano, soldadito de Bolivia
Although crying is humanaunque llorar es humano

It doesn't cry because the time, Bolivian little soldierNo llora por que la hora, soldadito boliviano
Is not for tears and handkerchiefs, but for machete in handno es de lagrima y pañuelo, sino de machete en mano
But for machete in hand, Bolivian little soldiersino de machete en mano, soldadito de Bolivia
But for machete in handsino de machete en mano

With the copper that pays you, Bolivian little soldierCon el cobre que te paga, soldadito boliviano
That you sell yourself, that you pay yourself, that's what the tyrant thinksque te vendes que te pagas, es lo que piensa el tirano
That's what the tyrant thinks, Bolivian little soldieres lo que piensa el tirano, soldadito de Bolivia
That's what the tyrant thinkses lo que piensa el tirano

But you will surely learn, Bolivian little soldierPero aprenderás seguro, soldadito boliviano
That a brother is not killed, that you don't kill a brotherque a un hermano no se mata, que no se mata a un hermano
That you don't kill a brother, Bolivian little soldierque no se mata a un hermano, soldadito de Bolivia
That you don't kill a brotherque no se mata a un hermano
That you don't kill a brotherque no se mata a un hermano