Yo tengo tantos hermanos, que no los puedo contar,
en el valle, la montaña, en la pampa y en el mar.
Cada cual con sus trabajos, con sus sueños cada cual,
con la esperanza delante, con los recuerdos, detrás.
Yo tengo tantos hermanos, que no los puedo contar.
Gente de mano caliente por eso de la amistad,
con un rezo pa’ rezarlo, con un llanto pa’ llorar.
Con un horizonte abierto, que siempre está más allá,
y esa fuerza pa’ buscarlo con tesón y voluntad.
Cuando parece más cerca es cuando se aleja más.
Yo tengo tantos hermanos, que no los puedo contar.
Y así seguimos andando curtidos de soledad,
nos perdemos por el mundo, nos volvemos a encontrar.
Y así nos reconocemos por el lejano mirar,
por las coplas que mordemos, semillas de inmensidad.
Y así seguimos andando curtidos de soledad,
y en nosotros nuestros muertos pa’ que naide quede atrás.
Yo tengo tantos hermanos, que no los puedo contar,
y una novia muy hermosa que se llama libertad.
>>> Translation: Brothers - This is a political statement for all those who strive for liberty; especially those who live in exile while wishing that all their brothers were free.
I have so many brothers I can't count them all
In the jungle, in the mountains, in the highlands and in the sea
each with their own labors and each with their own dreams
with hope for the future and memories of the past
I have so many brothers I can't count them all
People with warm hands from their friendship
With a tear to cry, and a prayer to pray
With a limitless horizon, that always seems a bit farther
And with the drive to explore it with determination and will
When it seems like it's closer, is when it's actually further
I have so many brothers I can't count them all
And so we continue walking, covered in solitude
We get lost in the world and find ourselves again
And so we recognize ourselves by the distant look
By the songs that chew seeds of immensity
And so we continue walking, covered in solitude
And inside of ourselves we carry our dead, so no one is left behind
I have so many brothers I can't count them all
And a beautiful girlfriend named liberty
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