Juan Sin Tierra

Juan Without Land

Juan Sin Tierra

I'm going to sing the balladVoy a cantar el corrido
Of a man who went to warDe un hombre que fue a la guerra
And walked wounded in the mountainsY anduvo en la sierra herido
To conquer his land.Para conquistar su tierra.
I met him in battleLo conoci en la batalla
And amidst all the gunfireY entre tanta balacera
He who is a revolutionaryEl que es revolucionario
Can die anywhere.Puede morir donde quiera.
And the general told usY el general nos decia
Fight with great couragePeleen con mucho valor
We will give you landLes vamos a dar parcela
When there's distribution.Cuando alla reparticin.

We will not forget the courage of Victor JaraNo olvidaremos el valor de victor jara
Always facing repressionDando la cara siempre a la represion
They cut off his fingers and his tongueLe cortaron sus dedos y su lengua
And even in death he shouted: Revolution.Y hasta la muerte grito: Revolucion.

Emiliano Zapata shouted. I want land and freedomGrito emiliano zapata. Quiero tierra y libertad
And the government laughedY el gobierno se reia
When they were going to bury himCuando lo iban a enterrar
My father was a farm laborerMi padre fue peon de hacienda
And I a revolutionaryY yo un revolucionario
My children set up shopsMis hijos pusieron tiendas
And my grandson is a civil servantY mi nieto es funcionario
Fly, fly little doveVuela vuela palomita
Perch on that fig treePosate en aquella higuera
And here ends the balladY aqui se acaba el corrido
Of the so-called: Juan without landDel mentado: Juan sin tierra

We will not forget the courage of Victor JaraNo olvidaremos el valor de victor jara
Always facing repressionDando la cara siempre a la represion
They cut off his fingers and his tongueLe cortaron sus dedos y su lengua
And even in death he shouted: RevolutionY hasta la muerte grito: Revolucion

Revolution, revolution, revolutionRevolucion, revolucion, revolucion
Victor Jara sangVictor jara canto