General Rafael, Trujillo General/may your name be an eternal echo of cadavers/Dictator of the splendid Dominican people/massacred in your desires and asleep in its rages,/what is your scepter made of? From what sun are you nourished?

General Rafael, Trujillo General,/que tu nombre sea un eco eterno de cadáveres...Dictador de ese hermoso pueblo dominicano/masacrado en tus ansias y dormido en sus iras,/¿de qué llevas tu cetro? ¿De qué sol te alimentas?

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