La hierba de los caminos [English translation]

The grass1 on the paths

are stepped on by travelers.

(the grass on the paths,

are stepped on by travelers).

And a working woman2,

is trampled by four scoundrels -

by those wealthy ones.

(and a working woman,

is trampled by four scoundrels -

by those wealthy ones.)

Why is the tomato to blame

when it's quietly perched on the bush?

(why is the tomato to blame

when it's quietly perched on the bush?)

And a son of a bitch comes

and stuffs it in a can,

and sends it to Caracas.

(and a son of a bitch comes

and stuffs it in a can,

and sends it to Caracas.)

The mine owners,

have bought a steelyard

(the mine owners,

have bought a steelyard.)

to weigh the money

that they steal every week

from the poor laborer.

(to weigh the money

that they steal every week

from the poor laborers.)

Whenever God wishes

may the tortilla return

(whenever God wishes

may the tortilla return)

May the tortilla return

let the poor eat bread,

and the rich eat shit, shit.

(may the tortilla return

let the poor eat bread,

and the rich eat shit, shit.)

1. Or weeds.2. A female laborer.

• Artist:Óscar Chávez
• Album:España 1936-1939-1975. Canciones de la Guerra Civil y Resistencia Española [1975]