Subject: RE: songs of Victor Jara
From: Monique
Date: 11 Feb 15 - 06:09 PM

Here is a quite literal one:

I remember you, Amanda, the wet street,
Running to the factory where Manuel worked.
A wide smile, the rain on your hair,
Nothing mattered, you were going to meet him, him, him..
Him, it's five minutes,
Life is eternal in five minutes.
The siren sounds "Back to work".
The five minutes make you bloom.

I remember you, Amanda, the wet street,
Running to the factory where Manuel worked.
A wide smile, the rain on your hair,
Nothing mattered, you were going to meet him, him, him..
Him who went to the mountain,
Who never did harm, who went to the mountain
And in five minutes, he was wrecked.
The siren sounds "Back to work".
Many didn't come back. Neither did Manuel.

I remember you, Amanda, the wet street,
Running to the factory where Manuel worked.

The Quilapayún recorded an English version of it in "Alentours" but the lyrics aren't on the sleeve. I'll see if I can get them tomorrow if nobody's posted them before.

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Here you have a less literal translation and some background to the song.
Btw, I'd forgotten to translate "y tú caminando, lo iluminas todo" = "as you're walking, you light everything up".