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Thread #121231   Message #2645229
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
31-May-09 - 07:54 PM
Thread Name: Victor Jara killer arrested-36 yrs late
Subject: RE: Victor Jarra killer arrested-36 yrs late
And here is Victor Jara singing his Luchin

Lovely song. And here were the words, Spanish and an English translation of sorts:

Frágil como un volantín
en los techos de Barrancas
jugaba el niño Luchín
con sus manitos moradas
con la pelota de trapo
con el gato y con el perro
el caballo lo miraba.

En el agua de sus ojos
se bañaba el verde claro
gateaba a su corta edad
con el potito embarrado
con la pelota de trapo
con el gato y con el perro
el caballo lo miraba.

El caballo era otro juego
en aquel pequeño espacio
y al animal parecía
le gustaba ese trabajo
con la pelota de trapo
con el gato y con el perro
y con Luchito mojado.

Si hay niños como Luchín
que comen tierra y gusanos
abramos todas las jaulas
pa' que vuelen como pájaros
con la pelota de trapo
con el gato y con el perro
y también con el caballo.


Fragile as a kite
on the roofs of Barrancas
played little Luchín
with his wet little hands
with the ball of cloth
with cats and dogs
and the horse looked at him.

In his eyes water
is bathed light green
crawling at his young age
with his mudded little ass
with the ball of cloth
with cats and dogs
the horse looked at him.

The horse was another game
in that small space
and the animal seemed
he liked that job
with the ball of cloth
with cats and dogs
and with Luchito wet.

If there are children as Luchín
that they eat worms and land
open all the cages
so they fly like birds
with the ball of cloth
with cats and dogs
and also with the horse.