Although the woman in the song is Latin American, I think that more generally the song describes the tendency for any economic system other than (ideal) socialism to enslave people everywhere.
Maria represents workers, her time is near suggests an impending revolution.
Although the woman in the song is Latin American, I think that more generally the song describes the tendency for any economic system other than (ideal) socialism to enslave people everywhere.
Maria represents workers, her time is near suggests an impending revolution.