Meta Bala

(milonga)

(milonga)

Quisiera ir a la luna

I would like to go to the moon

Y hacer una barricada

And build a barricade

Con mi fusil engrasa'o

With my greased rifle

Y mucha bala pasada.

And a lot of bullets fired.

Desde allí mirar la tierra

From there, look at the earth

Sin descuidar la mirada...

Without neglecting the gaze...

Y al que asome la cabeza:

And to whoever sticks their head out:

Meta bala, meta bala.

Fire bullets, fire bullets.

Al que tortura a los negros:

To those who torture the blacks:

Meta bala, meta bala.

Fire bullets, fire bullets.

Al que castiga a los indios:

To those who punish the Indians:

Meta bala, meta bala.

Fire bullets, fire bullets.

Al que explota a los obreros:

To those who exploit the workers:

Meta bala, meta bala.

Fire bullets, fire bullets.

Al que encarcela a mi pueblo:

To those who imprison my people:

Meta bala, meta bala.

Fire bullets, fire bullets.

Quisiera estar en la luna

I would like to be on the moon

En mi barricada blanca...

In my white barricade...