Edel Rodriguez
Another year
DECEMBER 31, 2008
My buddies, Osmel, Cristobal, Yeyo, me, William and Osledys on a visit back to my hometown in 1999
based on a poem by Jose Marti
Chorus:
Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera
Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
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I am a sincere man
From where the palm tree grows
And before dying I want
To share the verses of my soul.
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Mi verso es de un verde claro
Y de un carmín encendido
Mi verso es de un ciervo herido
Que busca en el monte amparo
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
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My verse is light green
And it is flaming crimson
My verse is a wounded deer
Who seeks refuge on the mountain.
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Cultivo una rosa blanca
En julio como en enero
Para el amigo sincero
Que me da su mano franca
Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera
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I cultivate a white rose
In July as in January
For the sincere friend
Who gives me his honest hand.
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Chorus:
Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera
Chorus:
Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera
Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
------------
I am a sincere man
From where the palm tree grows
And before dying I want
To share the verses of my soul.
------------
Mi verso es de un verde claro
Y de un carmín encendido
Mi verso es de un ciervo herido
Que busca en el monte amparo
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
------------
My verse is light green
And it is flaming crimson
My verse is a wounded deer
Who seeks refuge on the mountain.
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Cultivo una rosa blanca
En julio como en enero
Para el amigo sincero
Que me da su mano franca
Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera
------------
I cultivate a white rose
In July as in January
For the sincere friend
Who gives me his honest hand.
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Chorus:
Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera
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