Una carta al cielo

bringing a poor child
holding his hand
I present him to the sergeant
a man from the barracks
the world is lost
he said heatedly
I bring you
this little boy, a thief
come in and take a seat
there's no point in squeezing him
what did he steal?
the authority said
a spool of thread from my tents
that's why he deserves
to be punished without mercy
[1]
the authority asks
tell me, dirty face
is it true what they say?
and stop crying
the boy replies
it's true, my sergeant
I stole a spool of thread
to send my white kite
up to the blue sky
where my beloved mom has gone
can't you see there's a letter attached to my toy?
but I messed it up
I wanted to ask
[chorus]
why, dear mommy
why did you go so far away
leaving me all alone
with my poor dad(2)