L'homme en blanc [English translation]

Lord Jesus, have pity on us

Lord Jesus, have pity, compassion

Lord Jesus, have pity on us

Lord Jesus, have pity, compassion

He comes down from the plane, he kisses the earth

On his knees on the ground as one kneels for prayer

and even the officials no longer know what to do

with their old-fashioned speeches, their military uniforms.

He arrives, he comes down, he is the man in white,

he kisses the babies that the crowd hold out to him.

God, how red the earth is when we see him so white

like a boat that's moving on the flood of people

And the words he says into the loud-speakers

are shots across the bows that go right to their hearts.

He arrives, he comes down, he is the man in white,

he stops for a moment in from of each face

and the old ones of the schools sing for the man in white

these old Spanish hymns where the wind rushes in.

Lord Jesus, have pity on us

Lord Jesus, have pity, compassion

Lord Jesus, have pity on us

Lord Jesus, have pity, compassion

And even the ballistic-resistant plexiglass

doesn't separate him from the crowds that tumble down,

he arrives, he comes down, he is the man in white,

his route is filled by millions of people.

God, how black the square is when we see him so white

like a wave of hope to that the people hang onto.

Lord Jesus, have pity on us

Lord Jesus, have pity, compassion

Lord Jesus, have pity on us

Lord Jesus, have pity, compassion

And the life he announces to the people on their knees,

it's like a response that puts them back onto their feet.

He arrives, he comes down. he is the man in white,

he follows his course indefatigably

God, how blue the sky is when we see him so white

like a sail that's moving on the flood of people.

Lord Jesus, have pity on us

Lord Jesus, have pity, compassion

Lord Jesus, have pity on us

Lord Jesus, have pity, compassion

• Artist:Pierre Bachelet