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)
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