Want lyric - "Guantanamera"
Walter Vogel
On Sat, 08 Nov 1997 22:01:36 GMT, jowall <jow...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>Anyone know of an English translation? Great melody, great sound in Spanish,
>but have never seen translation. Anyone???
I have a version of this song by the folk singer Pete Seeger. In the
middle of the song he says: "the words mean" and then he starts a
translation into English:
- Guantanamera
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
Yo soy un hombre sincero, de donde crece la palma
Yo soy un hombre sincero, de donde crece la palma
Y antes de moeirme quiero echar mis versos de alma
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
Mi verso es de un verde claro y de un carmin encendido
Mi verso es de un verde claro y de un carmin encendido
Mi verso es un ciervo herido que busca en el monte amparo
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
The words mean:
I am a truthful man from the land of the palm trees.
Before dying I want to share these poems of my soul.
My poems are soft green, my poems are also flaming crimson.
My poems are a like a wounded fawn seeking refuge in a forest.
The last words say:
Con los probres de la tierra
With the poor people of this earth I want to share my fate.
The stream of the mountain pleases me more than the sea.
Con los pobres de la tierra quiero yo mi suerte echar
Con los pobres de la tierra quiero yo mi suerte echar
El arroyo de la sierra me complace mas que el mar
I hope I could help
Walter Vogel
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What about the title? What is its translation?
Guantanamera, guajira, guantanamera?
Seems like an important thing to know :)
Dennis