Estadio Chile
Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger Lyrics
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000 - here in this little part of the city
We are 5, 000 - how many more will there be?
In the whole city, and in the country 10
000 hands which could seed the fields
Make run the factories
How much humanity - now with hunger, pain
Panic and terror?
There are six of us - lost
In space among the stars one dead
One beaten like I never believed a
Human could be so beaten
The other four wanting to
Leave all the terror one leaping into space
Other beating their heads against the wall
All with gazes fixed on death
The military carry out their
Plans with precision
Blood is medals for them
Slaughter is the badge of heroism
Oh my God - is this the world you created?
Was it for this, the seven days
Of amazement and toil?
The blood of companero Presidente
Is stronger than bombs
Is stronger than machine guns o you song
You come out so badly when I
Must sing - the terror!
What I see I never saw what I have felt
And what I feel must come out!
"Hara brotar el momento! Hara
Brotar el momento!"
The lyrics to Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger's song "Estadio Chile" depict a harrowing scene of oppression, violence, and despair. The opening lines suggest that there are 5,000 people in a particular part of the city, and the question arises as to how many more are suffering in the entire city and country. The mention of hands that could seed fields and run factories represents the potential and capabilities of the people, but they are instead faced with hunger, pain, panic, and terror.
The following verses reveal the plight of six individuals, lost in a desolate space. One person is already dead, while another has been brutally beaten. The remaining four individuals long to escape the terror, with one even contemplating suicide by leaping into space, while another beats their head against the wall. Their gazes are fixed on death, highlighting the level of despair they have reached.
The lyrics also make a scathing commentary on the military's actions, stating that they carry out their plans with precision, treating blood as medals and slaughter as a badge of heroism. The singer then questions whether this is the world that God created and whether the hardships endured by the people are the result of the seven days of creation.
The final lines express the strength of the blood of the "companero Presidente" ("comrade President"), which is portrayed as stronger than bombs and machine guns. The singer laments that the song comes out poorly when they have to sing about terror but feels compelled to express what they have seen and felt. The repeated phrase "Hara brotar el momento!" can be translated as "It will make the moment sprout!" and expresses the urgency to bring about change and justice.
Overall, the lyrics of "Estadio Chile" powerfully convey the suffering, hopelessness, and resistance experienced by the people in the face of oppression.
Line by Line Meaning
We are 5 000 - here in this little part of the city
There are 5000 of us, gathered in this small area of the city
We are 5, 000 - how many more will there be?
We are 5000 now, but how many more of us will there be in the future?
In the whole city, and in the country 10 000 hands which could seed the fields
In the entire city and country, there are 10,000 hands capable of working and cultivating the land
Make run the factories
They have the power to keep the factories running
How much humanity - now with hunger, pain
Panic and terror?
How much humanity is suffering from hunger, pain, panic, and terror?
There are six of us - lost
There are only six of us, feeling lost
In space among the stars one dead
One of us is dead, lost among the stars
One beaten like I never believed a
Human could be so beaten
One of us has been brutally beaten, in a way that I never thought was possible
The other four wanting to
Leave all the terror one leaping into space
Other beating their heads against the wall
The other four of us desperately want to escape from the terror, one is even willing to jump into space, while the rest are beating their heads against the wall
All with gazes fixed on death
All of us have our eyes fixated on death
The military carry out their
Plans with precision
The military is executing their plans with great precision
Blood is medals for them
To the military, shedding blood is like earning medals
Slaughter is the badge of heroism
They consider acts of slaughter as acts of heroism
Oh my God - is this the world you created?
Oh my God, is this the world that you, God, have created?
Was it for this, the seven days
Of amazement and toil?
Was it for this purpose that you created the seven days of creation, filled with wonder and hard work?
The blood of companero Presidente
Is stronger than bombs
The blood of our companion, Presidente, holds more power than any bombs
Is stronger than machine guns o you song
You come out so badly when I
Must sing - the terror!
It is more powerful than machine guns, oh song, but as I sing about the terror I must endure, you become distorted and lose your beauty
What I see I never saw what I have felt
And what I feel must come out!
I am witnessing things I have never seen before, and I have experienced emotions I have never felt before, and now I must express them!
"Hara brotar el momento! Hara
Brotar el momento!"
"Let the moment emerge! Let the moment arise!"
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