From the halls
of D.C., to the jungles of Central America,
Empire marched on.
And on that fateful
night, eight new stars appeared in the heavens —
tears from the eyes of God....
[Chorus]:
Lágrimas brotan de los ojos de Dios
Al suelo del jardín del cielo;
Ya crecen las flores de luz
En el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesús.
[Tears fall from the eyes of God, onto the
soil of the garden of the heavens.
Now the flowers of light grow in the name of
our Lord, Jesus.]
November sixteen,
nineteen eighty-nine,
Eight precious children of God
Were visited by death at their government’s hand
Spilling blood where their humble feet had trod.
Blood flowed like fire
into the rivers of the night,
Coursing through lands near and far,
Warming the passions of those who seek justice,
Shining with the radiance of a star!
[Optional verse in Spanish, not
in recording:]
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De nuestro dolor, te
suplicamos, Señor
Que nos lléne con tu grán amor
Tú eres la fuente de nuestra fuerza
Jesus Cristo, nuestro salvador!
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[In our sorrow
we beg you, O Lord
Fill us with your great love.
Your are the source of our strength,
Jesus Christ, our savior.]
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[And for my Haitian sisters and
brothers, who live within the same geo-political sphere:]
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Moun ki travay pou
jistis,
Kèlkeswa kote yo,
Ap viv nan favè Bondye a.
Soti nan Romero Jean-Juste
N a sonje non yo;
Se pou nou chante ak yon sèl vwa!
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[Those who
work for justice,
Wherever they are,
Live in the grace of God.
From Romero to Jean-Juste
We remember their names;
Let us sing praise with one voice!]
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In the heavens of our
dreams God shed a tear
Which blossomed like a flower in the sky;
Seven teardrops more lit the velvet of the
night,
Flowers in the fields where they lie.
[Chorus]
Now let us call, “¡Presente!”
After each precious name, “¡Presente!”
Celina, (“¡Presente!”)
Elba Julia, (“¡Presente!”)
Ignacio, (“¡Presente!”)
Amando, (“¡Presente!”)
Joaquín, (“¡Presente!”)
Martín, (“¡Presente!”)
Segundo, (“¡Presente!”)
Juan Ramón, (“¡Presente!”)
[Chorus]
Photos
of the martyrs
A version of
this page with the song,“Candle”
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Daniel singing for
a vigil in support of immigrants, outside
of the Richmond, California detention
facility in 2012
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Copyright © 2000 by Daniel B.
Zwickel (ASCAP)
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