Ya parte el galgo terrible

Víctor Jara

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Original	Versione inglese di Aliki Andris-Michalaros
YA PARTE EL GALGO TERRIBLE	THE FEROCIOUS GREYHOUND ATTACKS

Ya parte el galgo terrible	The ferocious greyhound attacks
a matar niños morenos.	and kills brown babies,
Ya parte la cabalgata	attacks the cavalcade,
la jauría se desata	the herd is let loose
exterminando chilenos	they are exterminating Chileans
ay qué haremos, ay qué haremos.	ah, what can we do?
Ya parte la cabalgata	they are attacking the cavalcade,
ay qué haremos, ay qué haremos.	ah, what can we do?

Y con el rifle en la mano	And with gun in hand
disparan al mexicano	they kill the Mexican
y matan al panameño	and kill the Panamanian
en la mitad de su sueño	while they sleep,
Ya matan a los chilenos	Now they are killing Chileans
ay qué haremos, ay qué haremos	ah, what shall we do?
en la mitad de su sueño	while they sleep
ay qué haremos, ay qué haremos.	ah, what shall we do?

Buscan la sangre y el oro	They want blood and gold
los lobos de San Francisco	those San Francisco wolves;
golpean las mujeres	they beat the women
y queman los cobertizos	and burn their huts.
Ya parte la cabalgata,	thy attack the cavalcade
ay qué haremos, ay qué haremos	ah, what shall we do
exterminando chilenos	they are exterminating Chileans
ay qué haremos, ay qué haremos.	ah, what shall we do?

Maldita sea la hora	Cursed be the hour
y el oro que se deshizo,	and the gold that has disappeared
y para qué nos vinimos	and because we left
de nuestro Valparaíso.	our Valparaiso
Ya matan a los chilenos	They are killing Chileans
ay qué haremos, ay qué haremos	ah, what shall we do?
en la mitad de su sueño.	in the middle of their sleep
ay qué haremos, ay qué haremos.	ah, what shall we do?

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