La Carta

I received a letter
By the early mail
And in that letter they tell me
That my brother was arrested
And without mercy in chains
They dragged him through the streets, yes

The letter states the reason
That Roberto has committed
Having supported the strike
That had already been resolved
If this is a reason
I am also a prisoner, sergeant, yes

I, who am so far away
Waiting for news
The letter comes to tell me
That in my homeland there is no justice
The hungry ask for bread
The militia gives them lead, yes

In this pompous way
They want to keep their seat
Those with fans and tails
Without deserving it
They come and go from the church
And forget the commandments, yes

Have you seen such insolence
Barbarism and treachery
To present the musket
And kill in cold blood
Those who have no defense
With both hands empty, yes

The letter I have received
Asks for a response
I ask that it be spread
Throughout the population
That the lion is a bloodthirsty one
In every generation, yes

Luckily I have a guitar
To cry out my pain
I also have nine brothers
Apart from the one who was chained
The nine are communists
With the favor of my God, yes