Amor En Otras Palabras

With these hands that caress your back
I might carry a rifle tomorrow,
with this mouth that can't find words
that kisses you
I call out to my people
I live for my homeland.
With these legs, the ones to leave early
I will march if needed to battle,
and with the same eyes that look
I will aim at the heart
of the one who attacks me.
And this body, which is also our body
will rot in the earth if they kill me.
This is how every man is, this is what they did
in joy and pain on their backs.
A shout and a silence, a moment
to play in life for all or nothing.
I who until yesterday said love
today say homeland
which is like saying love
love in other words.