Qué lindo es ser voluntario [English translation]

Don't come to me with the story of indolence,

Since a while i've been putting up with you, giving you turns.

Bluebottle that stings and sting without consequence,

Is out of buzz and lancet.

If the mountain doesn't come, go towards it,

Recabarren* goal's are the stars.

What a nice thing is to be volunteer,

Building parks for the neighborhood,

Lifting bridges, houses and roads,

Moving forward with our destiny, yes!

Go with the shovel, peasant, go with the plow,

Now there are better times for your fields.

Go with the hammer to the mine, go miner,

Give more roof to the worker's houses.

Comrade, you, that give sweetness to the whole land,

Don't give truce to the speculators.

The rich plays himself entirely for his own defense,

He confuses democracy with insolence.

To speak about Socialism go study Lenin*,

Revolution is not a game for bourgeois.

If the mountain doesn't come, go towards it,

Recabarren goal's are the stars.

• Artist:Victor Jara
• Album:La Población (1972)