Los Desaparecidos

The Disappeared

Los Desaparecidos

Can someone tell me if they've seen my husbandQue alguien me diga si ha visto a mi esposo
the lady asked, his name is Ernesto, he's 40 years oldpreguntaba la doña, se llama Ernesto X tiene 40 años
works as a security guard at a car dealershiptrabaja de celador en un negocio de carros
he was wearing a dark shirt and light pantsllevaba camisa oscura y pantalon claro
he left the night before last and hasn't returnedsalio anteanoche y no ha regresado
and I don't know what to think because this has never happened to me beforey no se ya que pensar pues esto antes no me habia pasado

I've been looking for my sister for three daysllevo tres dias buscando a mi hermana
her name is Altagracia, just like grandmase llama Altagracia igual que la abuela
she left work for schoolsalio del trabajo pa'la escuela
wearing jeans and a white shirtllevaba puestos unos jeans y una camisa blanca
it wasn't her boyfriend, the guy is at homeno ha sido el novio el tipo esta en su casa
they don't know about her at the police station or the hospitalno saben de ella en la psn ni en el hospital

Can someone tell me if they've seen my sonque alguien me diga si ha visto a mi hijo
he's a pre-med studentes estudiante de pre medicina
his name is Agustin and he's a good kidse llama Agustin y es un buen muchacho
sometimes stubborn when he gives his opiniona veces es terco cuando opina
he's been detained, I don't know by wholo han detenido, no se que fuerza
light pants, striped shirt, he passed by the day before yesterdaypantalon claro camisa a rayas paso ante ayer

My mother's name is Clara QuiñonesClara quiñones se llama mi madre
she's a saint, doesn't mess with anyonees un alma de dios no se mete con nadie
they took her as a witnessse la llevaron de testigo
for a matter that's only about mepor un asunto que es no mas conmigo
I went to turn myself in this afternoony fui a entregarme hoy por la tarde
and now I don't know who took hery ahora no di que sabe quien se la llevo

last night I heard several explosionsanoche escuche varias explosiones
shotgun and revolver shotstiros de escopeta y de revolver
cars speeding, brakes screeching, screamscarros accelerzados, frenos gritos
echoes of boots in the streetecos de botas en la calle.
knocks on doors, complaints, about gods and broken dishesToques de puertas, quejas, por dioses y platos rotos
they were watching the soap operaestaban dando la telenovela
that's why no one looked outsidepor eso nadie miro pa' fuera

Where do the disappeared go?A donde van los desaparecidos?
look in the water and in the bushesbusca en el agua y en los matorales
and why do they disappear?y por que es que se desaparecen?
because we're not all the sameporque no todos somos iguales
and when does the disappeared return?y cuando vuelve el desaparecido?
every time thought calls himcada vez que lo llama el pensamiento
how do you talk to the disappeared?como se le habla al desaparecidos?
with emotions squeezing insidecon la emocion apretando por dentro