yesterday i promised you a translation of victor jara’s canto libre. here it is (and here is the MP3 version).
my verse is a dove
looking for a place to nest.
and with a roar it opens its wings
to fly, to fly.
my song is free
and wants to give itself
to whoever opens his hand
yearning to set the world free.
my song is a chain
without beginning, without an end,
and every link contains
the song of everyone else.
let’s never stop singing together
to all humanity.
a song is a dove
who flies so that it may discover.
with a thunder it opens its wings
to fly, to fly.
my song is a free song.
(image by mafleen)