Run Run Se Fué Pa'l Norte
Francisca Valenzuela
Run Run Went North
In a car of forgetfulness
Before the dawn
From a station of time
Determined to roll
Run Run went north
I don't know when he'll come
He'll come for the birthday
Of our loneliness
Three days later a letter
With coral letters
Tells me that his journey
Is getting longer and longer
He leaves Antofagasta
Without giving a sign
And tells an adventure
That I will spell out
Oh, oh, oh!
In the middle of a crowd
That he had to face
A transfer because of
The last hurricane
On a broken bridge
Near Vallenar
With a cross on his shoulder
Run Run had to cross
Run Run continued his journey
He arrived at Tamarugal
Sitting on a rock
He started to ponder
"That yes", "that this", "that the other"
"That never", "that also"
"That life is a lie"
"That death is truth"
Oh, oh, oh!
Empty like the hollow
Of the earthly world
Run Run sent his letter
Just to send it
Run Run went north
I stayed in the south
In between there's an abyss
Without music or light
Oh, oh, oh!
Run Run went north
What are we going to do!
That's life then
Thorns of Israel
Crucified love
Crowns of disdain
The nails of martyrdom
The vinegar and the gall
Oh, oh, oh!
