Hi, Ted -
Yes, it would be nice to have the Spanish lyrics, too.
Is the YouTube video your recording of the song? It doesn't seem to be available on CDBaby anymore.
If you'd like me to post an MP3, send it by email.
Thanks a lot. It's a great song.
-Joe-
joe@mudcat.org
Here's what I hear on the YouTube video. Ted, is that you singing on the recording? Any corrections?
WHO’S THE CRIMINAL?
(Ted Warmbrand)
CHORUS
Tell me who, tell me who
Who’s the criminal here? (twice)
Dime quien, dime quien
Quien es criminal
If you have to leave your land,
And you meet your match on the burning sand;
Then someone lends a helping hand,
Who’s the criminal here?
Borderman can’t let you through,
What’s a poor man gonna do?
Businessman’s got work for you,
Who’s the criminal here?
Framing laws and aiming guns,
Keeps you down and on the run;
How will you feed your little ones?
Who’s the criminal here?
When your skin is red or brown,
Or black and blue on white man’s ground,
When your head is pierced with a thorny crown,
Who’s the criminal here?
Now, I know how fear can leave you blind
To the hopeful heart and the open mind;
But to make a crime out of being kind,
Who’s the criminal here?
I can shut my eyes and I can turn away,
And I can shut my mouth – nothing to say;
Should someone die in my desert today
Who’s the criminal here?
Written about 2008, in response to the arrest of activists who were giving assistance to people who had crossed the border to Arizona.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKbLSwX9zOY
Here's the MP3 Ted sent. It's slightly different from the recording on the YouTube video.