El Padre Antonio (Y Su Monaguillo Andrés)

Father Antonio Tejeira came from Spain
Searching for new promises on this earth
He came to the jungle without the hope of being a bishop
And among the heat and among the mosquitoes he spoke of Christ

The father did not work in the Vatican
Between papers and dreams of air conditioning
And he went to a little town in the middle of nowhere to give his sermon
Every week for those who seek salvation

The boy Andrés Eloy Pérez is ten years old
Study at Simón Bolivar Elementary School
He still doesn't know how to say the Creed correctly
He likes the river, playing soccer and being away

They have given him the position of altar boy in the church
Let's see if the connection fixes the kid
And his family is very proud, because in turn they believe
That with God connecting one, connects ten

The bells ring one, two, three
From Father Antonio and his altar boy Andrés
The bells ring again
From Father Antonio and his altar boy Andrés

The father condemns violence
He knows from experience that it is not the solution
He speaks to them about love and justice
From God the news vibrates in his sermon

The bells ring: One, two, three
From Father Antonio and his altar boy Andrés
The bells ring again
From Father Antonio and his altar boy Andrés

The war found the father on a Sunday at mass
Giving communion in shirt sleeves
In the middle of the Our Father the matador entered
And without confessing his guilt he shot him

Antonio fell, host in hand and without knowing why
Andrés died at his side without knowing Pelé
And between the scream and the surprise, dying again
There was the wooden Christ stuck to the wall
And the criminal never knew who he was
From Father Antonio and his altar boy Andrés

But the bells are ringing again
By Father Antonio and his altar boy Andres

the bells ring
Earth is going to shake
the bells ring
Oh for America
the bells ring
Oh Virgin Lady
the bells ring
Who saves us now?
the bells ring
From Antonio and Andrés
the bells ring
Central American
the bells ring
For my sister land
the bells ring
Look and you will see
the bells ring
The world is going to change

the bells ring
To celebrate
the bells ring
Our freedom
the bells ring
Because a united people
the bells ring
will not be defeated
the bells ring
From Antonio and Andrés
the bells ring
ring it again
the bells ring
For a good priest
the bells ring
Arnulfo Romero
the bells ring
Of freedom
the bells ring
For America