Cartucho
Nellie Campobello's Cartucho: Tales of the Struggle in Northern Mexico (Cartucho: Relatos de la lucha en el Norte de México) is a semi-autobiographical short novel or novella set in the Mexican Revolution and originally published in 1931. It consists of a series of vignettes that draw on Campobello's memories of her childhood and adolescence (and the stories her mother told her) in Northern Mexico during the war. Though long overlooked, it is now celebrated, among other reasons because it is, as Mexican critic Elena Poniatowska points out, "the only real vision of the Mexican revolution written by a woman."
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"Cartucho" means "cartridge" in Spanish, and refers to the characteristic belts of ammunition worn by Mexican revolutionary soldiers. It also, however, is the nickname of a character introduced in the book's opening vignette. As for the reasons for keeping the Spanish term in the English translation, Campobello's translator explains that "the English equivalent [. . .] has none of the Spanish rhythm and feeling."
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Cause you're gonna break my heart
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I thought you felt, you felt the same
And now it's time for you to say
That I must go my own way
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Cause I can't live without you no more
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To the Batmobile, let's go
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My heart is numb but you thought it did
When I look in the mirror, it just takes place
Cause when I see, I see your face
Now you don't know what's going on
Cause you just think that I've been wrong
But I tell you, babe, what's going on
It is your feeling that's too strong
Think I better let you know
That it's time for you to go
Cause you're gonna break my heart
Think I better let you know
That it's time for you to go