| Victor Jara of Chile
| Віктор Хара з Чилі
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| Lived like a shooting star
| Жили, як падаюча зірка
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| He fought for the people of Chile
| Він воював за народ Чілі
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| With his songs and his guitar
| З його піснями і гітарою
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
| Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні
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| Victor Jara was a peasant
| Віктор Яра був селянином
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| Who worked from a few years old
| Хто працював із кілька років
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| He sat upon his father’s plow
| Він сів на плуг свого батька
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| And watched the earth unfold
| І спостерігав, як розгортається земля
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
| Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні
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| Now when the neighbors had a wedding
| Тепер, коли сусіди мали весілля
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| Or one of their children died
| Або хтось із їхніх дітей помер
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| His mother sang all night for them
| Його мати співала для них цілу ніч
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| With Victor by her side
| З Віктором поруч
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
| Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні
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| He grew up to be a fighter
| Він виріс до бійця
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| Against the people’s wrongs
| Проти кривд людей
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| He listened to their grief and joy
| Він слухав їхнє горе та радість
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| And turned them into songs
| І перетворили їх на пісні
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
| Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні
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| He sang about the copper miners
| Він співав про мідників
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| And those who worked the land
| І ті, хто працював на землі
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| He sang about the factory workers
| Він спів про робітників заводу
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| And they knew he was their man
| І вони знали, що він — їхній чоловік
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
| Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні
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| He campaigned for Allende
| Він агітував за Альєнде
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| Working night and day
| Робота вдень і вночі
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| He sang, «take hold of your brother’s hand
| Він співав: «Візьми брата за руку
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| The future begins today»
| Майбутнє починається сьогодні»
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
| Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні
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| Then the generals seized Chile
| Тоді генерали захопили Чилі
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| They arrested Victor then
| Тоді заарештували Віктора
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| They caged him in a stadium
| Вони увімкнули його на стадіоні
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| With five thousand frightened men
| З п’ятьма тисячами переляканих чоловіків
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
| Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні
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| Victor stood in the stadium
| Віктор стояв на стадіоні
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| His voice was brave and strong
| Його голос був хоробрим і сильним
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| And he sang for his fellow prisoners
| І він спів для своїх товаришів по в’язням
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| 'Til the guards cut short his song
| «Поки охорона не обірвала його пісню
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
| Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні
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| They broke the bones in both his hands
| Вони зламали кістки в обох його руках
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| They beat him on the head
| Вони били його по голові
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| They tore him with electric shocks
| Вони розірвали його електрошоком
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| And then they shot him dead
| А потім його застрелили
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
| Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні
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| Victor Jara of Chile
| Віктор Хара з Чилі
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| Lived like a shooting star
| Жили, як падаюча зірка
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| And he fought for the people of Chile
| І він воював за народ Чілі
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| With his songs and his guitar
| З його піснями і гітарою
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
| Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні
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| His hands were gentle, his hands were strong | Його руки були ніжні, руки сильні |