Mejor morir en pie [English translation]

I mustn't surrender even if I fall where I walk,

I will not live if I must flee,

if to live, I must not be my own master

then I'd rather die where I stand.

I know that no one chooses to trip

on the stones that are on the path,

I know that when I begin to walk,

I must carve my own fate.

To be the one to decide how many steps to take,

to be free to choose,

if to live, I must not be my own master

then I'd rather die where I stand.

I know that in this life we must live

with the pain that comes from the wounds,

I know that when I walk I must suffer

and each time the fall will be harder.

I mustn't surrender even if I fall where I walk,

I will not live if I must flee,

if to live, I must not be my own master

then I'd rather die where I stand.

No one must ever bend

the bravery that nourishes my life,

no one will ever make my leg kneel

even when the pain torments my wounds.

No one will be able to break my spirit,

defeat my soul nor my faith,

if I must fall, I would first choose to

die where I stand.