Te recuerdo Amanda

Víctor Jara

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Original	An English Version by Riccardo Venturi
TE RECUERDO AMANDA	I REMEMBER YOU AMANDA

Te recuerdo Amanda	I remember you Amanda
la calle mojada	in the rainy street
corriendo a la fábrica	running to the factory
donde trabajaba Manuel.	where Manuel was employed.

La sonrisa ancha	With your large smile,
la lluvia en el pelo	your hair wet with rain
no importaba nada	nothing did matter
ibas a encontrarte con él	when you went to meet him
con él, con él, con él	meet him, meet him, meet him
son cinco minutos	for five minutes,
la vida es eterna	life is eternal
en cinco minutos	in five minutes
suena la sirena	the factory siren goes,
de vuelta al trabajo	calling back to work
y tu caminando	and you, while walking,
lo iluminas todo	give everything your light
los cinco minutos	these five minutes
te hacen florecer.	made you flourish.

Te recuerdo Amanda	I remember you Amanda
la calle mojada	in the rainy street
corriendo a la fabrica	running to the factory
donde trabajaba Manuel.	where Manuel was employed.
La sonrisa ancha	With your large smile,
la lluvia en el pelo	your hair wet with rain
no importaba nada	nothing did matter
ibas a encontrarte con él	when you went to meet him
con él, con él, con él	meet him, meet him, meet him

que partió a la sierra	who left for the Sierra
que nunca hizo daño	who never hurt anyone
que partió a la sierra	who left for the Sierra
y en cinco minutos	and, in five minutes,
quedó destrozado	was slaughtered.
suena la sirena	The factory siren goes,
de vuelta al trabajo	calling back to work,
muchos no volvieron	many didn't come back,
tampoco Manuel.	neither did Manuel.

Te recuerdo Amanda	I remember you Amanda
la calle mojada	in the rainy street
corriendo a la fábrica	running to the factory
donde trabajaba Manuel.	where Manuel was employed.

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