Qué alegres son las obreras [English translation]

The day I die

Like the stars

The joy will end

How happy the ladies from the saltpeper works are!

Let's dance with them

The pomps will mourn

Like the stars

The company stores are closed

How happy the ladies from the saltpeper works are!

Let's dance with them

They're like the stars

Lovely and beautiful

How happy the ladies from the saltpeper works are!

Let's dance with them

Sing, gentlemen, sing

Like the stars

Which are waiting for me

How happy the ladies from the saltpeper works are!

Let's dance with them

I'm barely an appeareance

Like the stars

You go walking gloomy

How happy the ladies from the saltpeper works are!

Let's dance with them

If I knew that singing

Like the stars

I'd have some relief

How happy the ladies from the saltpeper works are!

Let's dance with them

From dusk till dawn

Like the stars

The sun would rise for me while singing

How happy the ladies from the saltpeper works are!

Let's dance with them

• Artist:Victor Jara