Father Antonio Xejeira came from Spain
Seeking new promises in this land
He arrived in the jungle without the hope of becoming a bishop
And amidst the heat and the mosquitoes, he spoke of Christ
The father didn't fit in at the Vatican
Among papers and dreams of air conditioning
And he went to a little village in the middle of nowhere to give his sermon
Every week for those seeking salvation

The boy Andrés Eloy Pérez is ten years old
He studies at the elementary school "Simón Bolívar"
He still doesn't know how to say the Creed correctly
He likes the river, playing soccer, and being absent

They gave him the position of altar boy in the church
To see if the connection would straighten the boy out
And his family is very proud, because they think
That by connecting one to God, they connect ten

The bell rings: one, two, three
Of Father Antonio and his altar boy Andrés

The father condemns violence
He knows from experience that it is not the solution
He speaks to them of love and justice
The news of God vibrates in his sermon

But the bells ring: one, two, three
Of Father Antonio and his altar boy Andrés

The war found the father one Sunday during mass
Giving communion in his shirt sleeves
In the middle of a Our Father, the killer
And without confessing his guilt, he shot him

Antonio fell, host in hand and without knowing why
Andrés died beside him without knowing Pelé
And amidst the screams and surprise, agonizing once again
Was the wooden Christ nailed to the wall
And the criminal was never known
Of Father Antonio and his altar boy Andrés

But the bells ring once again
Of Father Antonio and his altar boy Andrés

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