Carlos Puebla - Hasta siempre (English translation #3)

Carlos Puebla – Hasta siempre

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Forever, Comandante

We have learned to love you

from the historical height,

where the Sun of your bravery

laid the siege to the death.

Chorus:

And here remains the clear,

the charming openness

of your dear presence,

Comandante Che Guevara.

Your glorious and strong hand

fires at the History

when all people in Santa Clara

wake up to see you.

[Chorus]

You come, burning the breeze

with the sun-rays of the spring,

to stick the flag

with the light of your smile.

[Chorus]

Your revolutionary love

leads you to a new venture

where they expect the firmness

of your liberating arm.

[Chorus]

We will go forward,

as we used to go with you,

and with Fidel we say to you:

Forever, Comandante!

[Chorus]

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Submitted by

Aldefina on 2013-05-04

Author's comments:

"Hasta Siempre" is a 1965 song by Cuban composer Carlos Puebla. The song's lyrics are a reply to Che Guevara's Farewell Letter, at the moment he left Cuba. The lyrics recount key moments of the Cuban Revolution, glorifying Che Guevara and his role in this revolution.
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The title is a kind of farewell - means “Always faithful” or (directly translated) “Until always”.
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This is my favorite Cuban song. As a matter of fact it was the first Spanish song that I have learned. Two years ago I spent two nice weeks in Cuba, traveling through the whole country. In every hotel at the evening they used to play this song and I always wanted to learn what was is it about, ‘cause at that time my whole Spanish was reduced only to so called “four letter” words (a lot of them in fact, but in Latin America it’s better advised to know them, just for your own safety - in Spain you don’t have to, as almost nobody uses them).
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There are many versions of this song. Almost every popular singer sang it. I have chosen this one because it’s with acoustic guitar and it resembles what I heard in Cuba.
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In different versions some part of this song have been slightly changed, as it is in this one, but it does not change the meaning. The main difference is that Cuban singers mostly instead of “y con Fidel te decimos” sing “y con Cuba te decimos”.

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Original lyrics

Hasta siempre

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Comments

roster 31

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 17:19

I like this too, Aldefina. I'll read it.
Mientras tanto, gracias.

francisco.translate

Fri, 07/03/2014 - 13:50

Rosa, I did a Portuguese translation. See if you find something wrong. Gracias.

roster 31

Sun, 12/05/2013 - 11:44

Hola, Aldefina,
A while ago I told you I liked this composition. I just want to add that I prefer the version so called Traditional. I like the guitars, the rhythm, and the voices that sound truly Cuban.

Thank you for bringing this out.