Carta de Un Soldado
Vendaval
Letter from a Soldier
Fire rises beyond the sea
Mother, I depart to fight
Children crying in the darkness
War is their second home
Nobody wants to die
Some want to kill
Then laugh, then toast
I carry your laughter in my heart
The wind lets me hear your voice
Today I shot without any reason
Mother, I ask for forgiveness
The man asked me for mercy
He had a photo in his hands
When he died in my arms
Mother
The next one could be me
Mother
I am already a killer, I ask for forgiveness
In his eyes I saw
The tears of a brother
May God punish my being
For staining my hands with his blood
Never will my conscience allow me
To look at the past without crying
Mother, I prefer to die here
I can't live with this
Who holds my destiny in their hands?
Who decides who goes
To war to die?
[Music and Lyrics: Luis Fernández]
