Te recuerdo Amanda
Víctor Jara
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| An English Version by Riccardo Venturi |
JE ME SOUVIENS AMANDA | I REMEMBER YOU AMANDA |
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Je me souviens Amanda, | I remember you Amanda |
dans la rue mouillée, | in the rainy street |
tu courais pour aller à l'usine | running to the factory |
où travaillait Manuel. | where Manuel was employed. |
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Le sourire béant, | With your large smile, |
la pluie dans les cheveux, | your hair wet with rain |
plus rien n'avait d'importance. | nothing did matter |
Tu allais le rencontrer, | when you went to meet him |
lui, lui, lui. | meet him, meet him, meet him |
Tu n'as que cinq minutes, | for five minutes, |
la vie est éternelle | life is eternal |
en cinq minutes. | in five minutes |
La sirène sonne, | the factory siren goes, |
le travail reprend, | calling back to work |
et toi marchant, | and you, while walking, |
toute illuminée, | give everything your light |
ces cinq minutes | these five minutes |
t'ont fait fleurir. | made you flourish. |
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Je me souviens Amanda, | I remember you Amanda |
dans la rue mouillée, | in the rainy street |
tu courais pour aller à l'usine, | running to the factory |
où travaillait Manuel. | where Manuel was employed. |
Le sourire béant, | With your large smile, |
la pluie dans les cheveux, | your hair wet with rain |
plus rien n'avais d'importance. | nothing did matter |
Tu allais le rencontrer, | when you went to meet him |
lui, lui, lui, | meet him, meet him, meet him |
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qui part pour la montagne, | who left for the Sierra |
lui qui n'avait rien fait, | who never hurt anyone |
mais qui part à la montagne. | who left for the Sierra |
Et en cinq minutes | and, in five minutes, |
il est mort assassiné. | was slaughtered. |
La sirène sonne, | The factory siren goes, |
le travail reprend. | calling back to work, |
Beaucoup n'y revinrent, | many didn't come back, |
Manuel fut de ceux-là. | neither did Manuel. |
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Je me souviens Amanda, | I remember you Amanda |
dans la rue mouillée, | in the rainy street |
tu courais pour aller à l'usine | running to the factory |
où travaillait Manuel. | where Manuel was employed. |
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