Dime [por qué, Dios] [English translation]

Why don't people smile?

Why the guns in hand?

Why the badly wounded people?

Tell me!

Tell me!

Why the abused children?

Why the forgotten elderly?

Why the forbidden dreams?

Tell me!

Tell me God, I want to know

Tell me why do you refuse to listen?

There's still someone who may perhaps pray

Tell me God, I want to know

Where does one find the whole truth?

There's still someone who may perhaps know it

Tell me!

Why the heavens don't cry anymore?

Why the rivers don't sing anymore?

Why did you leave them all alone?

Tell me!

Tell me!

Why the unemployed hands?

Why the street beggar?

Why the radioactive bombs?

Tell me!

Tell me God, I want to know

Tell me why do you refuse to listen?

There's still someone who may perhaps pray

Tell me God, I want to know

Where does one find the whole truth?

There's still someone who may perhaps know it

but I don't

Tell me!

Why don't people smile?

Why the guns in their hands?

Why the badly wounded people?

Tell me!

Tell me!

Why the abused children?

Why the forgotten elderly?

Why the forbidden dreams?

Tell me!

Why the heavens don't cry anymore?

Why the rivers don't sing anymore?

Why did you leave them all alone?

• Artist:José Luis Perales
• Album:Entre el agua y el fuego (1982)