July 28 is Independence Day for #Peru, and we are celebrating with Sr. Yuli Oncihuay this week! Enjoy this music video of “Patria” with Luis Enrique Ascoy and song translation below:

PATRIA

What is it about my homeland?

that keeps it standing after so much violence

of so much misery of so much bad faith

Judas attacked her from behind, Judas sold her to another.

In the face of terror and falsehood it does not seek

revenge and does not lose faith, she continues

praying and singing to her purple Christ on that wall

continues in silence fighting with clenched fists without fainting

someone sustains my homeland

you and I know who it is …

 

 

Homeland take flight and let the wind

close your wounds like a breath of God

ohh homeland cross of Heaven

and may hatred and lies

may hate and lies be overcome with love

you are always breaking those

chains that hold your future

and your illusion you were always more than your problems but it’s time for you to be more than an emotion

you are more than an emotion oh oh

Homeland take flight and let the wind

close your wounds like a breath of God

ohh homeland cross of heaven

and may hatred and lies

be overcome with love

you will always believe in promises

but please don’t close your eyes

you will always forgive offenses

but without impunity for the traitor

 

Take flight for your Andes

(take flight for your Andes)

take flight to the Amazon

(take flight to the Amazon)

take flight in Machu Pichu (take flight in Machu Pichu)

(take flight in Machu Pichu)

take flight on our coast

(flight rise in our coast)

flight to Titicaca (flight to Titicaca)

(flight to Titicaca)

soar in the middle of the jungle

(soaring in the jungle)

soar in the borders

(soar in the borders)

(takes flight to the misery)

(takes flight to misery)