Madre, anoche en las trincheras [English translation]

Mother, last night in the trenches,

Among the shrapnel fire,

I saw the enemy run,

It was a starry night.

I aimed with my rifle, la, la, la

And at the same time I fired, ooh-ah-ooh

A light illuminated, la, la, la

The face of the one I killed, ooh-ah-ooh.

It was my friend Jose, la, la, la

My classmate from school, ooh-ah-ooh

The one I played so much with, la, la, la

At "soldiers and trenches"1, ooh-ah-ooh.

Today the game was real, la, la, la

And they're already burying my friend, ooh-ah-ooh

Mother I just want to die, la, la, la

I'm so tired of this war, ooh-ah-ooh.

Mother if I write again, la, la, la

It may be from heaven, ooh-ah-ooh

Where I'll find Jose, la, la, la

And we'll play again, ooh-ah-ooh.

Lalalalala

Lalalalala

Lalalalala.

1. A war game played by children, involving mock pursuits and gunfights, not unlike "cowboys and Indians"