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Original lyrics
La Masacre En Tlatelolco
La masá... La masacre en Tlatelolco
nunca habré.. Nunca habremos de olvidar
donde estú... Donde estudiantes le dieron
su vida... Su vida a la libertad.
Que me voy,
que me voy, que me voy, que me voy,
que me voy, que me voy p'al paredón
ya paré... Ya parece que la llevo
como espí... Como espina en el talón.
La traición.. La traición del mal gobierno
no acabá... No acababa de acabar
y hasta al pin... Y hasta al pinche de Toledo
un balá... Un balazo le fue a dar.
Que me voy,
que me voy, que me voy, que me voy,
que me voy, que me voy p'al paredón
ya paré... Ya parece que la llevo
como espí... Como espina en el talón.
La estudiá... La estudiante que me quiera
ha de estar... Ha de estar enamorada
para lle... Para llevarla a luchar
por la re... Por la rebelión armada.
Que me voy,
que me voy, que me voy, que me voy,
que me voy, que me voy p'al paredón
ya paré... Ya parece que la llevo
como espí... Como espina en el talón.
Vámonos... Vámonos a la guerrilla
vámonos... Vámonos porque me muero
ya paré... Ya parece que me llevo
por delá... Por delante a un granadero.
Que me voy,
que me voy, que me voy, que me voy,
que me voy, que me voy p'al paredón.
Ya paré... Ya parece que la llevo
como espí... Como espina en el talón.
- La masacre en Tlatelolco:
The Tlatelolco Massacre: also known as The Night of Tlatelolco (from a book title by the Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska), was a killing of an estimated 30 to 300 students and civilians by military and police on October 2, 1968, in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in the Tlatelolco section of Mexico City. The events are considered part of the Mexican Dirty War, when the government used its forces to suppress political opposition. The massacre occurred 10 days before the opening of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. More than 1300 people were arrested by security police. There has been no consensus on how many were killed that day in the plaza area.
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citlālicue on 2019-07-09Translation
Tlatelolco Massacre
The massa-...the massacre of Tlatelolco,
We shou-... we should never forget,
Where stud-... where students gave,
Their lives... their lives to liberty.
And I leave,
I leave, I leave, I leave,
I leave, I leave to go to the wall,
It seem-... it seems I carry it,
Like a thor-... like a thorn in my heel.
The betrayal... the betrayal of a corrupt government,
Wasn't done... wasn't done coming to an end,
And even to dam-... damn Toledo,
A bull... a bullet he went and gave.
And I leave,
I leave, I leave, I leave,
I leave, I leave to go to the wall1,
It seem-... it seems I carry it,
Like a thor-... like a thorn in my heel.
The studen-... the student that wants me,
Must be... must be in love,
To take... to take on the fight,
For the arm-... for the armed rebellion.
And I leave,
I leave, I leave, I leave,
I leave, I leave to go to the wall,
It seem-... it seems I carry it,
Like a thor-... like a thorn in my heel.
Let's go...let's go to the guerrilla,
Let's go...let's go because I'm dying,
It seem-...it seems I carry myself,
Ahead of...ahead of the riot police.
And I leave,
I leave, I leave, I leave,
I leave, I leave to go to the wall,
It seem-... it seems I carry it,
Like a thor-... like a thorn in my heel.
- 1. By wall, he means the wall you stand on when you're going to be executed by a firing squad.
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The Tlatelolco Massacre: also known as The Night of Tlatelolco (from a book title by the Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska), was a killing of an estimated 30 to 300 students and civilians by military and police on October 2, 1968, in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in the Tlatelolco section of Mexico City. The events are considered part of the Mexican Dirty War, when the government used its forces to suppress political opposition. The massacre occurred 10 days before the opening of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. More than 1300 people were arrested by security police. There has been no consensus on how many were killed that day in the plaza area. [SOURCE.]