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capo 1 — sounds a semitone higherIntro
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José Martí was born in 1853. When he was 17 years old, he was active in the
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Cuban liberation movement and he was exiled by the Spanish governor.
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He spent most of his life in exile including 12 years in New York City.
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He wrote 70 books, poetry, novels, polemics. He’s one of the greatest writers
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in the Spanish Language. At the age of 42, he went back to Cuba. This is one
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of his last poems, as he was killed within the year in an aborted uprising.
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After he died, people put it to a popular tune.
Chorus
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
Guantana me ra, guajira, Guantana me ra
Verse
Yo soy un hombre sincero,
de donde crecen las palmas
Yo soy un hombre sincero,
de donde crecen las palmas
Y antes de morirme quiero
echar mis versos del al ma
Chorus
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
Guantana me ra, guajira, Guantana me ra
Verse
Mi verso es de un verde claro
y de un carmin encendido
Mi verso es de un verde claro
y de un car min encendido
Mi verso es un ciervo herido
que busca en el monte amparo
Chorus
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
Guantana me ra, guajira, Guantana me ra
Interlude Spoken
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The words mean:I am a truthful man from this land of palm trees,
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and before dying I want to share these poems of my soul.
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My poems are a soft green my poems are also flaming crimson.
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My poems are like a wounded fawn seeking refuge in the forest.
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The last verse says: “Con los pobres de la tierra ” With
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the poor people of this earth I want to share my fate.
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The streams of the mountain pleases me more than the sea.
Verse
Con los pobres de la tierra
quiero yo misuerte echar
Con los pobres de la tierra
quiero yo mi suerte echar
El arroyo de la sierra
me complace mas que el mar
Outro
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
Guantana me ra, guajira, Guantana me ra
Once more (Spoken)
Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera
Guantana me ra, guajira, Guantana me ra
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