A Salvador Allende

Óscar Chávez

OSCAR CHAVEZ - A SALVADOR ALLENDE [MEXICO, 1974]

“Allende el rico, Allende el pobre
tu regresarás dentro del cobre!”

This is a really cool (and short, only 2:00) song by famed Mexican trovador Oscar Chavez, dedicated to the late, then-recently-deposed Chilean President Salvador Allende (pictured). This comes from an album featuring leftist Mexican singers showing solidarity with the Chilean people, including a song by Amparo Ochoa, who I have previously featured on this blog. Download the album here.

Oscar Chavez is known for his sharp political critique of the corruption and nepotism in the then-ruling PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party), as well as his often humorous lyrics that poke fun at the idiosyncrasies of Mexican politics. He is not particularly well known for his voice, though it’s still worth a listen for the lyrical content in which he speaks of Allende as being resurrected among the people in various ways. Any questions or comments definitely let me know, and you can check out some previous episodes of this series here. Enjoy!

LYRICS:

Compañero Salvador
Allende el niño, Allende el hombre
tu regresaras en cada nombre
de pena en pena en pena
de uno en uno en dos
ha de vivir tu voz, patria chilena

Allende el mar, Allende el tiempo
tu regresaras, corazón del pueblo
en ala de canción ha de volar tu voz
en bala de cañon de uno en uno en dos

Allende el cielo, Allende tierra
tu regresaras, varonia chilena
hermano hermano hermano de uno en uno en dos
ha de correr tu voz de americano

Tu te salvas Salvador

Allende el fuego, Allende el viento
tu regresaras, tu nunca has muerto
de cabeza en cabeza de uno en uno en dos
ha de volver tu voz y tu entereza

Allende el niño, Allende el hombre
tu regresaras en cada nombre
de pena en pena en pena de uno en uno en dos
ha de vivir tu voz, patria chilena

Allende el rico, Allende el pobre
tu regresarás dentro del cobre

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