Spanish & English Lyrics to Guantanamera Cuban Folk Song – You might need them
Guantanamera? If you are planning a trip to Cuba, there is a song that you will hear all over the island, sung by young and old alike, you probably have sung the song yourself and, if you don’t speak Spanish, you will have just phonetically gone along with the music.
Well, there is good news for you, I have the lyrics in both Spanish and English for you to practice with, you never know when you will be called upon to join in with the singing, so, check out the lyrics and get learning.
Guantánamo, city, eastern Cuba. It lies in the mountains 21 miles (34 km) north of strategic Guantánamo Bay on the Caribbean Sea. Wikipedia
Guantanamera (The Girl from Guantanamo)
Spanish Lyrics to Guantanamera
Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma
Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera
Mi verso es de un verde claro
Y de un carmín encendido
Mi verso es un ciervo herido
Que busca en el monte amparo
Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera
Cultivo una rosa blanca
En julio como en enero
Para el amigo sincero
Que me da su mano franca
Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera
Con los pobres de la tierra
Quiero yo mi suerte echar
El arroyo de la sierra
Me complace más que el mar
Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamo Song in English
I am a truthful man
From where the palm tree grows
And before dying I want
To let out the verses of my soul
My verse is light green
And it is flaming red
My verse is a wounded stag
Who seeks refuge on the mountain
I grow a white rose
In July just as in January
For the honest friend
Who gives me his open hand
With the poor people of the earth
I want to cast my lot
The brook of the mountains
Gives me more pleasure than the sea.
There you are, you can sing along when you get to Cuba to check out the properties for sale in Cuba.