El Morado Comunero

One August morning
The captains of the people
Leading the troops
Head towards Adanero
Soon the news spreads
Through the plains and hills
Those who beat the wool
Leave the wool on the ground
Those coming from the wells
Set down the full pitchers
Craftsmen and farmers
Come from all over
Arriving in front of Medina
They stop in silence
Only walls remain standing
Charred by the fire
As some of the people of Medina
Work on the eaves
Juan Bravo spurs his horse
And rushes towards them
'Segovia will never forget
What you have done for her'
They advance, passing Rueda
Among dusty thistles
The sun burns their weapons
The swallows take flight
Padilla, Bravo, and Zapata
Ride side by side
When a group of knights
Emerges from the pine trees
'In the name of Tordesillas
We come to meet you
If you don't arrive soon
The Flemish will come for us
They have already tried to take
The queen from her convent'
The neighbors welcome them
With great joy
They have brought out
Old purple banners
And the maidens have adorned themselves
With the purple commoner
On their white shawls
On their new bodices
How the bells ring
As the commoners enter!
After Padilla and his knights
Have reached an agreement
They head to the palace
Where Juana is held captive
'Lady, they have told you nothing
About the foreign invasion
Or the relentless tribute
That has turned into plunder
Castile was as trapped
As you were in your confinement'
The queen appoints Padilla
General of her armies
And asks the Junta
To become her government
How joyfully the Commoners
Abandon Juana!
They cling to the mad queen
Rather than the sane king
The queen must have been mad
To join her people!