http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm9sIAW39o0

When the singer falls silent, life falls silent
Because life, life itself is but a song
When the singer falls silent, then fear will kill,
hope, light, and joy.

When the singer falls silent, we are left alone
the humble sparrows,
and laborers will cross themselves
who then, shall fight for their wages?

When the singer falls silent, the rose dies
what good is a rose without song
song is light over the fields
always lighting those fallen below.

Let not the singer be silenced, because silence
hides the evil that opresses,
singers don't know how to kneel
or fall silent when faced with crime.

When the singer falls silent, life falls silent...

-Mercedes Sosa