(Recitado)
A SILENT SCREAM ECHOES AMONG
THE POST-WAR YOUTH
it carries the memory of iron
the history of the oppressed
the torment of Basque speakers
biblical utopias
the seal of steelworkers,
ushering in the dawn of a new era.
“Where is your brother?” a voice once asked in the desert
the foundry workers then rallied to overcome the dragon
and now, in the land of enterprise,
the time has come to shape new horizons.
(old woman)
We had enough bloodshed
accursed conflicts
in a land of warring factions.
Cheap sweat
for the benefit of others.
Lofty words
have not made us more human.
The fire will not bring
what the earth hankers for.
Create something better
forge something new stand tall on this land.
(all)
The rural priest
Is sowing something new.
A new seed is sprouting.
A group of young men
Are steeling themselves
Followed by others,
And then by more.
A silent tremor disturbs the land.
Let’s waste no time complaining
Let’s fend for ourselves, let’s do it.
Society is full of problems
Let’s fend for ourselves, let’s do it.
Revolution is triggered by labour
Let’s fend for ourselves, let’s do it.
Solidarity informs all that is lasting
Let’s fend for ourselves, let’s do it.
Individuals as masters of their own destiny
Let’s fend for ourselves, let’s do it.
A firm that builds a community
Let’s fend for ourselves, let’s do it.
Let’s build, let’s manage ourselves.
Let’s fend for ourselves, let’s do it.
A SILENT TREMOR DISTURBS THE LAND.
A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN
ARE STEELING THEMSELVES
FOLLOWED BY OTHERS,
AND THEN BY MORE.
THEIR OWN MASTERS, THEY ARE LEGION.
NOTHING CAN STOP THEM NOW.
