Arauco Has a Grief

Arauco Tiene Una Pena

Arauco has a griefArauco tiene una pena
That I can't keep insideQue no la puedo callar
It's injustices from centuriesSon injusticias de siglos
That everyone sees appliedQue todos ven aplicar
No one offers a solutionNadie le pone remedio
Though they could make it rightPudiéndolo remediar
Rise up, huenchullánLevántate, huenchullán

One day a conqueror comesUn día llega de lejos
Huescufe from afarHuescufe conquistador
Searching for mountains of goldBuscando montañas de oro
That the Indian never soughtQue el indio nunca buscó
The Indian only needs the goldAl indio le basta el oro
That shines from the SunQue le relumbra del Sol
Rise up, curimónLevántate, curimón

Then blood starts to flowEntonces corre la sangre
The Indian doesn't know what to doNo sabe el indio qué hacer
They're going to take his landLe van a quitar su tierra
He has to defend it tooLa tiene que defender
Arauco is desolateArauco esta desolado
And the outsider stands tallY el afuerino de pie
Rise up, manquilefLevántate, manquilef

Where did Lautaro go?Adónde se fue lautaro
Lost in the blue skyPerdido en el cielo azul
And Galvarino's soulY el alma de galvarino
Was taken by the southern windSe la llevó el viento sur
That's why they pass cryingPor eso pasan llorando
The hides of his kultrúnLos cueros de su kultrún
Rise up, then, callfullLevántate, pues, callfull

Since fourteen hundredDel año mil cuatrocientos
The Indian has been in painQue el indio afligido está
In the shadow of his rucaA la sombra de su ruca
You can see him weepLo pueden ver lloriquear
The totora of five centuriesTotora de cinco siglos
Will never dry awayNunca se habrá de secar
Rise up, quilamanLevántate, quilaman

The votes are roaring nowYa rugen las votaciones
You can hear them loud and clearSe escuchan porno dejar
But the Indian's lamentPero el quejido del indio
Why can't it be heard here?¿Por qué no se escuchará?
Even if it echoes in the graveAunque resuene en la tumba
The voice of CaupolicánLa voz de caupolicán

But that time has passedPero ese tiempo a pasado
The Moon is full tonightLa Luna está en cantidad
It's no longer the SpaniardsYa no son los españoles
Who make them cryLos que les hacen llorar
Now it's their own ChileansHoy son los propio chilenos
Who take away their breadLos que le quitan su pan
Rise up, pailahuanLevántate pailahuan

They no longer look like maniacsYa no parecen manios
The chingo doesn't bear fruitYa no da fruta chingo
The araucaria is drying outSeba a secar la araucaria
The cedron no longer sees the lightYa no ve cuma el cedron
Because the Mapuche is piercedPorque al mapuche le clava
Right through the heartDel centro del corazón
Rise up, curimónLevántate curimon