Ayúdame Valentina [English translation]

What shall we do with so many,

so many preachers,

some of them take advantage of books,

some of them of beauriful reasons.

Some of them use many stories,

miracles and apparitions,

and some use the presence

of skeletons and scorpions.

Oh, mama.

What shall we do with so many

prayers about us,

talking in every language

about glory and this and that.

About hells and paradises,

about limbos and purgatories,

Edens and eternal life,

archangels and demons

oh mama.

Yes, they shall adore the image

of Mary,

They shall not adore any

woman or girl,

yes, no, tomorrow,

a Friday at dawn,

because to get into heaven

you need money,

oh mama.

You can see the wheat of this vineyard is not very pure.

and the darnel tries to

eat all the spikes.

It doesn't know a lot about the way

in which it has to stick in its thorn

to suck out the weakest.

That rascal is a devil,

oh mama.

What shall we do with so many

treaties from high heaven,

help me, Valentina,

for you have flown far away,

tell me once and for all

that above, there is no mansion,

tomorrow man with his reason will be bankrupt.

Oh mama.

What shall we do with so many

ambassadors of Gods,

everywhere I go

they appear with their ferocious fangs.

Hurry, Valentina,

there are more pastors now,

because the downfall

of the story of sermons is near.

Oh mama.

What shall we do with so many

spilled lies.

Valentina, Valentina, let's sweep the floor

Sirs, underground

death is sealed

and the whole body in the ground

and time turns it into nothing

oh mama, it turns it into nothing.

• Artist:Violeta Parra
• Album:Canciones Reencontradas en París