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White Sheets
Havana, my old Havana
Lady of history, of conquerors and people
With its religions, beautiful lady
Havana, if my eyes left you
If life banished me to a corner of the earth
I swear to you I'll die of love and of longing
To walk your streets, your neighborhoods and your places
Places, destinations
The long wall of the coastline
The capitol and Prado with its lions3
Its visions
White sheets hanging on the balconies4
White sheets hanging on the balconies
Havana, my great Havana
Customary to go around the ceiba at night5
And parties in houses of neighborhoods modern and poor
Of noble people
Havana, if my eyes left you
If life banished me to a corner of the earth
I swear to you I'll die of love and of longing
To walk your streets, your neighborhoods and your places
Virgin of the Path6, new residential herald
Small neighborhoods, full of traditions and emotions
White sheets hanging on the balconies
(Sheets, sheets, sheets)
White sheets hanging on the balconies
(Oh sheets, oh sheets)
White sheets hanging on the balconies
(I'm going to die of love, I'm going to die of love, Havana)
White sheets hanging on the balconies
(Oh sheets, oh sheets)
White sheets hanging on the balconies
(Sheets, sheets, sheets)
White sheets hanging on the balconies
(Hey)
White sheets hanging on the balconies
White sheets hanging on the balconies
White sheets hanging on the balconies
White sheets hanging on the balconies
(I'm going to die of love, I'm going to die of love, Havana)
White sheets hanging on the balconies
(Oh sheets, oh sheets)
White sheets hanging on the balconies
(Oh sheets, oh sheets)
White sheets hanging on the balconies
- 1. The name of a district (meaning "Four Paths") in the municipality of Cotorro in Havana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana#Districts
- 2. Regla is a borough in Havana named after a title for the Virgin Mary in the Catholic church. In English, she is known as "Our Lady of the Rule" (traditionally, the monastic rule of Saint Augustine) or as Black Madonna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Madonna#Spain
- 3. A reference to Paseo del Prado, a promenade in Havana, and its famous bronze sculptures of lions: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paseo_del_Prado_(La_Habana)#El_Prado_y_sus...
- 4. This was the theme song of the television program "Andar La Habana" (Walking in Havana), hosted by the beloved historian Eusebio Leal. The white sheets became a symbol of the Havana's spirit and loyalty. When Leal passed away in 2020, the citizens of Havana hung white sheets on their balconies in tribute: https://www.periodicocubano.com/con-sabanas-blancas-en-los-balcones-honr...
- 5. The ceiba is a type of tree, and going around it each November 15 is a tradition in Havana: https://www.telemundo51.com/noticias/local/la-ceiba-de-la-habana/1970453/
- 6. A statue venerated in Havana: https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2020-01-22-u199370-e199370-s27315-vir...
- 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faro_Castillo_del_Morro
- 8. The Havana Cathedral: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_Cathedral
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