Los Orientales
Los Olimareños Lyrics
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Sangre y coraje
Para salvar su suelo
Los orientales
Vienen de las colinas
Con lanza y sable
Entre las hierbas brotan
Salen de los poblados
Del monte salen
En cada esquina esperan
Los orientales
Porque dejaron sus vidas
Sus amigos y sus bienes
Porque eres es más querida
La libertad que no tienen
Porque es ajena la tierra
Y la libertad ajena
Y porque siempre los pueblos
Saben romper las cadenas
Eran diez, eran 20
Eran 50
Eran 1000, eran miles
Ya no se cuentan
Rebeldes y valientes
Se van marchando
Las cosas que más quieren
Abandonando
Como un viento que arrasa
Van arrasando
Como un agua que limpia
Vienen limpiando
Porque dejaron sus vidas
Sus amigos y sus bienes
Porque eres es más querida
La libertad que no tienen
Porque es ajena la tierra
Y la libertad ajena
Y porque siempre los pueblos
Saben romper las cadenas
De todas partes vienen
Sangre y coraje
Para salvar su suelo
Los orientales
Vienen de las colinas
Con lanza y sable
Entre las hierbas brotan
Los orientales
Salen de los poblados
Del monte salen
En cada esquina esperan
Los orientales
The song Los Orientales by Los Olimareños tells the story of a group of people willing to fight for their land and freedom. They come from all over, the hills, the villages, and everywhere in between, with courage and determination to free their land. They are called "Los orientales," meaning "the easterners," which refers to the people from the eastern region of Uruguay, where Los Olimareños are from.
The song focuses on the sacrifices that these people are willing to make for their cause. They leave behind their families and homes to fight for what they believe is right. Their love for their land and people is what motivates them to keep marching forward. The lyrics also reflect on the injustices faced by these people due to the lack of freedom and control over their land. The song speaks of the power of people coming together, breaking free from the chains of oppression and fighting for their rights.
Line by Line Meaning
De todas partes vienen
People from all over come
Sangre y coraje
With blood and courage
Para salvar su suelo
To save their land
Los orientales
The Easterners
Vienen de las colinas
They come from the hills
Con lanza y sable
With spear and sword
Entre las hierbas brotan
They emerge among the weeds
Los orientales
The Easterners
Salen de los poblados
They come out of the villages
Del monte salen
They come out of the hills
En cada esquina esperan
They wait on every corner
Los orientales
The Easterners
Porque dejaron sus vidas
Because they left behind their lives
Sus amigos y sus bienes
Their friends and possessions
Porque eres es más querida
Because freedom is more beloved
La libertad que no tienen
The freedom they do not have
Porque es ajena la tierra
Because the land is foreign
Y la libertad ajena
And freedom is also foreign
Y porque siempre los pueblos
And because the people always
Saben romper las cadenas
Know how to break their chains
Eran diez, eran 20
They were ten, they were twenty
Eran 50
They were fifty
Eran 1000, eran miles
They were a thousand, they were thousands
Ya no se cuentan
They can't be counted
Rebeldes y valientes
Rebels and brave
Se van marchando
They are leaving
Las cosas que más quieren
The things they love the most
Abandonando
Abandoning
Como un viento que arrasa
Like a wind that ravages
Van arrasando
They keep ravaging
Como un agua que limpia
Like water that cleanses
Vienen limpiando
They keep cleaning
De todas partes vienen
People from all over come
Sangre y coraje
With blood and courage
Para salvar su suelo
To save their land
Los orientales
The Easterners
Vienen de las colinas
They come from the hills
Con lanza y sable
With spear and sword
Entre las hierbas brotan
They emerge among the weeds
Los orientales
The Easterners
Salen de los poblados
They come out of the villages
Del monte salen
They come out of the hills
En cada esquina esperan
They wait on every corner
Los orientales
The Easterners
Contributed by Landon T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.