Purificación

I only have the strength of my arms
To pull tight, to pull tight
To cut the bread and not to stab
And share it with my people

Why? And for what?
Today is tomorrow's yesterday
If a man wants to grow
He must learn
That legalized betrayal
Is how it all began
The Chief exiled to Paraguay
Now nothing holds its value

I come dragging raw truths
To express my discontent
I'm stubborn to the core
I stand my ground and won't break
Like those powerful Charruas
Who, in freeing this Nation of mine
Met the fate of Christ
Betrayed and killed

This goes out to those brave Easterners
Who have wanted the best
From the past to the present
Today I find myself tangled in their fate

Freedom or death
Purification

And even if they're stronger
The forces of suction
Financial and commercial
That control today's world

I didn't come here just to say amen
But rather to share the bread
Eradicating betrayal and able to shout
Purification! Purification!

And even if they betray us a thousand times, purification!
And if I don't die in this my land, purification!
Like trapped in Salsipuedes, purification!
Like Christ hanging on a cross, purification!