Arauco Tiene Una Pena

Arauco Has a Sorrow

Arauco Tiene Una Pena

Arauco has a sorrowArauco tiene una pena
That I cannot silenceQue no la puedo callar
They are injustices of centuriesSon injusticias de siglos
That everyone sees being appliedQue todos ven aplicar
No one has provided a remedyNadie le ha puesto remedio
When it could be remediedPudiéndolo remediar
Rise up, HuenchullánLevántate, huenchullán

One day comes from afarUn día llega de lejos
The conquering HuescufeHuescufe conquistador
Seeking mountains of goldBuscando montañas de oro
That the Indian never soughtQue el indio nunca buscó
The Indian is content with the goldAl indio le basta el oro
That shines from the SunQue le relumbra del Sol
Rise up, CurimónLevántate, curimón

Then the blood runsEntonces corre la sangre
The Indian doesn't know what to doNo sabe el indio qué hacer
They are going to take his landLe van a quitar su tierra
He has to defend itLa tiene que defender
The Indian falls deadEl indio se cae muerto
And the outsider standsY el afuerino de pie
Rise up, ManquilefLevántate, manquilef

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

Since the year fourteen hundredDel año mil cuatrocientos
The afflicted Indian isQue el indio afligido está
In the shadow of his rucaA la sombra de su ruca
They can see him whimperingLo pueden ver lloriquear
Five-century totoraTotora de cinco siglos
Will never dry upNunca se habrá de secar
Rise up, CallupánLevántate, callupán

Arauco has a sorrowArauco tiene una pena
Blacker than his chamalMás negra que su chamal
They are no longer the SpaniardsYa no son los españoles
Who make them cryLos que les hacen llorar
Today it's the Chileans themselvesHoy son los propios chilenos
Who take away their breadLos que les quitan su pan
Rise up, PailahuánLevántate, pailahuán

The votes are already roaringYa rugen las votaciones
They are heard incessantlySe escuchan por no dejar
But why won't the Indian's lamentPero el quejido del indio
Be heard?¿Por qué no se escuchará?
Even if the voice of CaupolicánAunque resuene en la tumba
Resounds from the graveLa voz de caupolicán
Rise up, HuenchullánLevántate, huenchullán