Gaby Moreno - "Escucha Las Trompetas"

Описание: Gaby Moreno performs "Escucha Las Trompetas," the closing number from the musical screenplay "This Used to Be a Disco" by Brett Ryback and Jeff Luppino-Esposito in concert at the Kookaburra Lounge in Hollywood, CA.

Music by Brett Ryback
Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito

Keys: Brett Ryback
Drums: Greg Sadler
Bass: Benny Lipson
Camera: Adam Finmann & Olivia McCrary

LYRICS
I am only a boy
At the foot of the hills,
My rifle caressing my cheek
Three hundred soldiers,
Enemigos, hermanos,
Promising death at the peak

I think of a girl from back home
The general senses my fear
The man from Ayala grabs hold of my arm
And tells me what I need to hear...

Escucha las trompetas
Escucha las trompetas
Your countrymen need you,
So follow the call
Escucha, escucha las trompetas

I am married that year
To the girl from back home,
Our crops and our family grow
Through birthdays and dull days,
Una vida contenta,
Till one day our son begs to go

"I know you need help on the farm," he says,
"I know the expense would be high,
"But at school I could learn, I could live, Papa please"
Then I hear myself give this reply...

Escucha las trompetas
Escucha las trompetas
Go follow your music,
I'll carry the cost
Escucha, escucha las trompetas

I am leathered and gray,
Though I still feel nineteen
My grandchildren tug at my cheeks
A voice from the bedroom,
Mi paloma hermosa,
Her strength has been waning for weeks

I run to my love, turning pale,
"What more," I cry out, "can I give?"
"Promise," she says, with the last of her breath,
"That you will remember to live..."

Escucha las trompetas
Escucha las trompetas
You filled me with song,
Now I leave it with you
Escucha, escucha...

Escucha las trompetas
Escucha las trompetas
Savor the music,
That's all you can do
Escucha, escucha las trompetas!