Canción Por La Unidad de Latino America
Chico Buarque
Song for the Unity of Latin America
The birth of a world
Was postponed for a moment
It was a brief lapse of time
A second in the universe
However, it seemed
That everything was going to end
With the deadly distance
That separated our lives
They were carrying out the task
Of disuniting our hands
And making the brothers
Look at each other with fear
As the years passed
Resentments accumulated
Loves were forgotten
We seemed like strangers
What a painful distance
What a separated world
Would never have met
Without bringing new lives
And who guarantees that History
Is an abandoned cart
On the side of the road
Or at a inglorious station
History is a joyful cart
Full of a happy people
That runs over indifferently
Anyone who denies it
It's a train laying tracks
Opening new spaces
Waving many arms
Swinging our children
What shines with its own light
No one can extinguish
Its brightness can reach
The darkness of other shores
Who will prevent the flame
From illuminating the scene
From setting fire to the assembly
From inventing another plot
Who will prevent the winds
From knocking on poorly closed doors
Turning over poorly tilled lands
And spreading our sorrows
And finally, who pays the regret
Of the time that was spent
Of the lives it cost
Of those it may cost
A star has already been launched
For those who can see
For those who want to reach
And walk embraced by it
A star has already been launched
For those who can see
For those who want to reach
And walk embraced by it