No Puedes Volver Atrás
Victor Jara
You Can't Go Back
You can't go back,
You just have to keep going,
Don't let deception confuse you,
Keep going, keep going to the end.
The wound that goes with you,
Who can make it better?
It's the sordid poverty,
That one tries to ignore,
It's a bitter
And black sea that needs to be clarified.
How much do you have to live to see freedom?
The mountain crosses the wind,
Where is it going from and to?
How many have to die to see freedom?
The fire that opens your eyes,
Where is it going from and to?
In the fight, you lose completely
If you fight to kill.
Love and agony,
Wrapped in loneliness,
Of so many dark pieces,
That you had to illuminate.
Running towards tenderness,
Asking for a bit of bread.
It's a bitter and black sea
That needs to be clarified,
You just have to keep going,
You can't go back
