Keep on Moving Forward/Sin Volver Atras
core spanish immigrants sing-along protest 20thc zipper
We’re gonna keep on moving forward
Keep on moving forward,
Keep on moving forward
Never turning back, Never turning back
Sigamos Adelante, siempre Adelante
Siempre Adelante
Sin volver atras, sin volver atras
We’re gonna reach across our borders
Reach across our borders, reach across our borders
Never turning back, never turning back
Vivamos sin fronteras
Siempre sin fronteras, siempre sin fronteras
Sin volver atras, sin volver atras
We’re gonna reunite the families
Reunite the families, reunite the families
Never turning back, never turning back
Familias reunidas
Siempre reunidas, siempre reunidas,
Sin volver atras, sin volver atras
(Additional Zipper Phrases):
... Walking Proudly ...
... Loving Boldly ...
... Singing Loudly ...
Credits: By Pat Humphries; Spanish translation by Liliana Herrera and others
Notes: Pat Humphries (of Emma's Revolution) wrote this song in 1984 as "Keep on Walking Forward". She was heading for a song workshop camp that was taking place atop a hill that seemed "insurmountable". As she struggled up the path, she chanted to herself "You can't turn back, you can't turn back". At the workshop that evening, she developed that into the song.