Salvador - Las Grandes Alamedas

Salvador (Las Grandes Alamedas)

[Verse 1]
The September morning is washed in the dew,
But planes pierce the sky over Chile’s wide shore.
The President stays, with a heart brave and true,
He knows that the dawn will be free once more.
In the halls of Moneda — just ashes and smoke,
The circle is closing, the guards stand their ground.
This autumn, with silver his winter awoke,
But stronger than anchors his spirit is found.

[Chorus]
Salvador, Salvador,
In shattered glassеs — flames and the flag fly high.
You hold your last talk with the fate of the war,
While the iron-heeled boots go a-marching by.
Let the airwaves go silent, the tides lose their roar,
But the "avenues, free, shall be opened" ahead,
Where your people will march by your side evermore,
No longer regretting the path that they tread.

[Verse 2]
"Radio Magallanes" catches the spark,
A voice without trembling, steady and clear:
"I believe in my land, I don't leave in the dark,
I’ve carried my cross to the edge without fear."
A helmet, a rifle — a gift from Fidel,
A final defiance, a grim, parting stare.
Against him — the generals, the soldiers, the hell,
Behind him — just History’s song in the air.

[Bridge]
Hear them? The steel birds are roaring through early spring skies,
Hear them? The tanks crush the spine of the street.
The President's honor is higher than rumors and lies,
He chose to stay whole, to ignore the retreat.

[Chorus]
Salvador, Salvador,
In shattered glasses — flames and the flag fly high.
You hold your last talk with the fate of the war,
While the iron-heeled boots go a-marching by.
Let the airwaves go silent, the tides lose their roar,
But the "avenues, free, shall be opened" ahead,
Where your people will march by your side evermore,
No longer regretting the path that they tread.

[Outro]
[The music fades, leaving only the sound of a distant bell]
History judges. History stays.
In Santiago’s streets — shadows play with the light.
Your voice from the ashes will set us ablaze,
Salvador... though your life took its flight...
[Whisper]
You are the morning. You are Chile's new light.

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