El Lancero

The Lancer

El Lancero

The Lancer*El Lancero*

sung:
cantado:

And the year seventy arrives
Y llega el año setentaLas Lanzas revolution
revolución de Las Lanzasagain there are free men
otra vez hay hombres libresthat are played and planted
que se juegan y se plantanand again in his proclamation
y otra vez en su proclamathe principles betrayed
los principios traicionadosthey resonate like a target
resuenan como una dianathat brings together the gauchos.
que va juntando a los gauchos.

recitation:
recitado:

Maybe there is no character
Talvez no haya personajethat awakens more sympathy
que más simpatia despiertethat that Timoteo Aparicio,
que aquél Timoteo Aparicio,sincere and brave gaucho.
gaucho sincero y valiente.

For him a tacuaraPara él una tacuara
they never served as a cattle prodnunca sirvión de picana
like arra and crescentcomo arra y media luna
and it stabs at the loads.y va punzeando en las cargas.

sung:
cantado:

In an arm 'e Crown
En un brazo 'e Coronillaa tacuara grew,
creció una tacuara,a tacuara grew,
creció una tacuara,to fight for the country
pa' luchar por la patriaand sell life, sell it dearly,
y vender la vida, venderla cara,sell life, sell it dearly.
vender la vida, venderla cara.

Don't be scared my gauchosNo se asusten mis gauchos
that I fight, that I fightque yo peleo, que yo peleo
and he is seeing bitey va viendo picada
Timothy's dry spear,la lanza seca de Timoteo,
Timothy's dry spear.la lanza seca de Timoteo.

The spearman, the spearmanEl lancero, el lancero
it's going down in historyva chuciando a la historia
the lancer, the lancerel lancero, el lancero
He rides a horse in glory.va a caballo en la gloria.

Because Don TimoteoPorque don Timoteo
He is not General, he is Montonero,no és General, és Montonero,
He is not General, he is Montonero.no és General, és Montonero.

The line soldiersLos soldados de línea
They are afraid of him, they are afraid of himle tienen miedo, le tienen miedo
when the leader chargescuando carga el caudillo
I shoot him, I don't stayyo le disparo, yo no me quedo
I shoot him, I don't stay.yo le disparo, yo no me quedo.

When are they going to fightCuando van a peliar
he goes first, he goes firstél va primero, él va primero
because Don Timoteoporque don Timoteo
He is not General, he is Montonero,no és General, és Montonero,
He is not General, he is Montonero.no és General, és Montonero.

The spearman, the spearmanEl lancero, el lancero
run over whoever comesatropella quien venga
the lancer, the lancerel lancero, el lancero
already entered the legendya dentró en la leyenda
because Don Timoteoporque don Timoteo
He is not General, he is Montonero,no és General, és Montonero,
He is not General, he is Montonero.no és General, és Montonero.

Many leave like himMuchos se van como él
the long beard, the long beardla barba larga, la barba larga
and make the wind trembley hacen temblar al viento
with the courage of each charge,con el coraje de cada carga,
with the courage of each charge.con el coraje de cada carga.

He can't hold onÉl no puede aguantar
look at the fight, look at the fightmira la lucha, mira la lucha
and now inside to loady ya dentra a cargar
Life is short, anger is great,la vida és corta, la rabia és mucha,
Life is short, anger is great.la vida és corta, la rabia és mucha.

The spearman, the spearmanEl lancero, el lancero
the story is chuciandova chuciando la historia
the lancer, the lancerel lancero, el lancero
goes horse in gloryva caballo en la gloria
because Don Timoteoporque don Timoteo
It's not General, it's Montonerono és General, és Montonero
It's not Generalno és General
It's Montonero.és Montonero.

*Gives musical work "Chronicles of Free Men" (1972)
*Da obra musical "Crónicas de Hombres Libres" (1972)