Miles de manos
Ángel Parra
Thousands of Hands
Partner, open your eyes,
the night is over,
the work is waiting for us
and we both need to go.
By your side, I walked
searching for the wide path,
the one of the generous man,
generous like wine.
Partner, partner,
today the homeland needs
thousands of hands
working in the harvest.
You’ll tell your son
to walk with confidence,
that he’s never been closer
to grabbing a hope.
Tell me if it’s not beautiful,
partner, to show
that many grains of sand
can hold the sea.