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The terrible greyhound already leaves

Victor Jara

Ya parte el galgo terrible

Ya parte el galgo terrible
a matar niños morenos.
Ya parte la cabalgata
la jauría se desata
exterminando chilenos
ay que haremos, ay que haremos
ya parte la cabalgata,
ay que haremos, ay que haremos.

Con el fusil en la mano
disparan al mexicano
y matan al panameño
en la mitad de su sueño.

Buscan la sangre y el oro
los lobos de San Francisco,
golpean las mujeres
y queman los cobertizos.

Maldita sea la hora
y el oro que se deshizo
y para qué nos vinimos
de nuestro Valparaíso.
Ya matan a los chilenos,
ay que haremos, ay que haremos
en la mitad de su sueño
ay que haremos, ay que haremos.

The terrible greyhound already leaves

The terrible greyhound already leaves
To kill dark-skinned children.
The cavalcade already departs
The pack is unleashed
Exterminating Chileans
What will we do, what will we do
The cavalcade already departs,
What will we do, what will we do.

With the rifle in hand
They shoot the Mexican
And kill the Panamanian
In the middle of his dream.

They seek blood and gold
The wolves of San Francisco,
They beat women
And burn the sheds.

Damn the hour
And the gold that was lost
And why did we come
From our Valparaíso.
They are already killing Chileans,
What will we do, what will we do
In the middle of his dream
What will we do, what will we do.

Escrita por: Pablo Neruda