Credited on the record as Daniel Santos con el Sexteto Borinquen.
En Vietnam
1973 · BMC 45-15260 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Daniel Santos
- Credited on the record as
- Daniel Santos con el Sexteto Borinquen
- Title
- En Vietnam
- Release
- En Vietnam / Tengo Coraje
- Year
- 1973
- Label
- BMC # 45-15260
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- New York City, New York, Puerto Rico
- Songwriter
- Daniel Santos
- Genre
- Hispanic Music · Bolero
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
The song "En Vietnam" ("In Vietnam") (BMC # 45-15260) by Daniel Santos, born 6 June 1916, in Santurce, Puerto Rico; died 7 November 1992, in Ocala, Florida, USA. The song appeared on the album Daniel Santos en Vietnam which featured a picture of a soldier writing a letter in a fake-looking trench (see immediately below). The songs tells that sad story of two soldiers killed in action (K.I.A.). The first soldier received a letter "in Vietnam...in the undergrowth between blood and cold fire", from his Uncle saying that his son had already died in the war. Due to the sadness of losing his son, the father forgot that he was in a war position, and "a bullet went through him" and he subsequently died as well.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: In Vietnam, on the banks of a river in the undergrowth between blood and cold fire / A soldier will cry, in Vietnam / A letter from his uncle has come / To him by surprise saying that my nephew has already died / And between the crying and the sadness he forgot about the challenge / A bullet went through him, and falling backwards he shouted in the space / Exclaiming 'my son, come on I'm waiting for you / Let's go to the beyond'...and in glory / The soldier and his father met in Vietnam
Notes
BMC 45-15260 A (BM-2430), "Siempre en Orbita" label, Hi-Fi, Bolero; "En Vietnam" (Daniel Santos), Daniel Santos con el Sexteto Borinquen; "Made in U.S.A. by B.M.C. Record Dist. Corp." No time is printed. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico (5 February 1916). Died Ocala, Florida, USA (27 November 1992).