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on the balcony of the casa rosada 2
(Eva:) Just listen to that, the voice of Argentina We are adored, we are loved (Officer:) Statesmanship is more than entertaining peasants (Eva's sister:) We shall see little man (Crowd:) [Evita Peron, La Santa Peronista .. ] (Eva:) I am only a simple woman Who lives to serve Peron in his noble crusade To rescue his people I was once as you are now, and I promise you this We will take the riches from the obligarchs Only for you, for all of you And one day, you too will inherit these treasures Descamisados, mis companeros When they fire those cannons, when the crowds sing of glory It is not just for Peron, but for all of us, for all of us (Aristocrats:) Things have reached a pretty pass When someone pretty lower-class Can be respected and admired (Aristocrat:) But our privileged class is dead.