La Palmatoria - Victor Jara, Carlos Fonseca, Fundación Víctor Jara

Un joven compra una vela

Y fue a visitar la novia

Y se le ocurrió esa noche

Ponerla en la palmatoria

Dio las dos, dio las cuatro el reloj

Ya la diuca empezaba a cantar

Y el joven de la palmatoria

La vela no podía sacar

Dando vueltas por la pieza

La palmatoria buscaba

Volteando sillas y mesas

Con la velita agarrada

Se estrelló con un pilar

Se dijo estoy en la gloria

Aquí pongo yo la vela

No importa la palmatoria

A young man buys a candle

And he went to visit the girlfriend

And he came up with it that night

Put her in the candlestick

She struck two, the clock struck four

She already diuca she began to sing

And the young man with the candlestick

The candle could not take out

Going around the room

the candlestick was looking for

Flipping chairs and tables

With the candle caught

She crashed into a pillar

It was said I'm in glory

Here I put the candle

no matter the candlestick