Translation of the song Canción del Poder Popular artist Inti-Illimani

Spanish

Canción del Poder Popular

English translation

Song of the People's Power

Si nuestra tierra nos pide

If our land asks us to,

tenemos que ser nosotros

we must be the ones

los que levantemos Chile,

who raise Chile,

así es que a poner el hombro.

to help this way

Vamos a llevar las riendas

Let's take the reins

de todos nuestros asuntos

of all our affairs,

y que de una vez entiendan

and let them immediately understand,

hombre y mujer todos juntos.

man and woman, we are all together.

[Estribillo, 2x:]

[Chorus, 2x:]

Porque esta vez no se trata

After all, this time we are not talking

de cambiar un presidente,

about changing the President,

será el pueblo quien construya

there will be people who will build

un Chile bien diferente.

a completely different Chile.

Todos vénganse a juntar,

Take your revenge together,

tenemos la puerta abierta,

we have an open door

y la Unidad Popular

and the People's Unity

es para todo el que quiera.

for anyone who wants to.

Echaremos fuera al yanqui

We'll kick the Yankees out

y su lenguaje siniestro.

and his baleful tongue.

Con la Unidad Popular

With People's Unity1,

ahora somos gobierno.

now we are the government.

[Estribillo, 2x]

[Chorus, 2x:]

La patria se verá grande

The Motherland will look large

con su tierra liberada,

with its liberated land.

por que tenemos la llave

Since we have a key,

ahora la cosa marcha.

the case is moving forward.

Ya nadie puede quitarnos

And now no one can take away

el derecho de ser libres

our right to be free,

y como seres humanos

and as human beings,

podremos vivir en Chile.

we can live in Chile.

[Estribillo, 2x]

[Chorus, 2x:]

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