In 2019 the Chilean feminist collective LAS TESIS, performed the song “Un Violador en tu camino” in front of the Supreme CoUrt in Chile. Today the performance has been recreated around the world, becoming an anthem of fight, healing and unity that list the oppressive way on a patriarchal society. On December of 2019, a group women gathered outside LACMA to join the international movement.
UN VIOLADOR EN TU CAMINO
El patriarcado es un juez, Que nos juzga por nacer, Y nuestro castigo, Es la violencia que no ves
El patriarcado es un juez, Que nos juzga por nacer, Y nuestro castigo, Es la violencia que ya ves
Es femicidio, Impunidad para mi asesino, Es la desaparición, Es la violación
Y la culpa no era mía, ni dónde estaba, ni cómo vestía x4
El violador eras tú, El violador eres tú
Son los pacos, Los jueces, El estado, El Presidente
El estado opresor es un macho violador, El estado opresor es un macho violador
El violador eras tú ,El violador eres tú
Duerme tranquila, niña inocente, Sin preocuparte del bandolero, Que por tus sueños, dulce y sonriente, Vela tu amante carabinero
El violador eres tú x 4
A RAPIST IN YOUR WAY
Patriarchy is a judge Who judges us because of us being born And our punishment is the violence you don’t see
Patriarchy is a judge Who judges us because of us being born And our punishment is the violence you don’t see
It’s femicide Impunity for my killer It’s the disappearance It’s the rape
And it wasn’t my fault, nor where I was, nor how I dressed x 4
You were the rapist You are the rapist
They are the police The judges The state The President
The oppressive state is a male rapist The oppressive state is a male rapist
You were the rapist You are the rapist
Sleep peacefully, innocent girl Without worrying about the bandit Your sweet and smiling police-man lover keeps vigil while you sleep
You are the rapist x 4