The Great Mandala
So I told him that he'd better shut his mouth
And do his job like a man.
And he answered listen, father,
I will never kill another.
He thinks he's better
Than his brother that died
What the hell does he think he's doing
To his father who brought him up right?
Chorus:
Take your place on the great mandala
As it moves through your brief moment of time.
Win or lose now you must choose now
And if you lose you're only losing your life.
Tell the jailer not to bother
With his meal of bread and water today.
He is fasting 'til the killing's over
He's a martyr, he thinks he's a prophet.
But he's a coward, he's just playing a game
He can't do it, he can't change it
It's been going on for ten thousand years
(chorus)
Tell the people they are safe now
Hunger stopped him, he lies still in his cell.
Death has gagged his accusations
We are free now, we can kill now,
We can hate now, now we can end the world
We're not guilty, he was crazy
And it's been going on for ten thousand years!
Take your place on the great mandala
As it moves through your brief moment of time.
Win or lose now you must choose now
And if you lose you've only wasted your life.
El Gran Mandala
Así que le dije que era mejor que cerrara la boca
Y hacer su trabajo como un hombre
Y él respondió, escucha, padre
Nunca mataré a otro
Cree que está mejor
Que su hermano que murió
¿Qué demonios cree que está haciendo?
¿A su padre que lo crió, verdad?
Coro
Toma tu lugar en el gran mandala
A medida que se mueve a través de su breve momento de tiempo
Gana o pierde ahora debes elegir ahora
Y si pierdes, solo pierdes tu vida
Dile al carcelero que no se moleste
Con su comida de pan y agua hoy
Está ayunando hasta que termine la matanza
Es un mártir, cree que es un profeta
Pero es un cobarde, sólo está jugando un juego
No puede hacerlo, no puede cambiarlo
Ha estado sucediendo durante diez mil años
(coro)
Dile a la gente que están a salvo ahora
El hambre lo detuvo, yace en su celda
La muerte ha amordazado sus acusaciones
Ahora somos libres, podemos matar ahora
Podemos odiar ahora, ahora podemos acabar con el mundo
No somos culpables, estaba loco
¡Y ha estado sucediendo durante diez mil años!
Toma tu lugar en el gran mandala
A medida que se mueve a través de su breve momento de tiempo
Gana o pierde ahora debes elegir ahora
Y si pierdes, sólo has desperdiciado tu vida
Composição: Mary Travers / Peter Yarrow