Hasta Siempre
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Hasta Siempre is a 1965 song by Cuban composer Carlos Puebla. The song's lyrics are a reply to Che Guevara's Farewell Letter[1], at the moment he left Cuba.
The lyrics recount key moments of the Cuban Revolution, glorifying Che Guevara and his role as a revolutionary commandant.
The title means always faithful or until always in Spanish.
[edit] Spanish lyrics
Aprendimos a quererte
desde la histórica altura
donde el sol de tu bravura
le puso cerco a la muerte.
Chorus:
Aquí se queda la clara,
la entrañable transparencia,
de tu querida presencia
Comandante Che Guevara.
Tu mano gloriosa y fuerte
sobre la historia dispara
cuando todo Santa Clara
se despierta para verte.
Chorus
Vienes quemando la brisa
con soles de primavera
para plantar la bandera
con la luz de tu sonrisa.
Chorus
Tu amor revolucionario
te conduce a nueva empresa
donde esperan la firmeza
de tu brazo libertario.
Chorus
Seguiremos adelante
como junto a ti seguimos
y con Fidel te decimos:
¡Hasta siempre, Comandante!
Chorus
[edit] Versions
The song has also been covered by Compay Segundo, Buena Vista Social Club [2], Óscar Chávez [3], Nathalie Cardone [4], Robert Wyatt, and Jan Garbarek and Bobo Stenson Quartet among others.
In the 2003 version by Buena Vista Social Club, the last verse was changed from "Y con Fidel te decimos: hasta siempre comandante" to "Y con Cuba te decimos: hasta siempre comandante".
[edit] References
- ^ Ernesto Che Guevara, "Che Guevara's Farewell Letter", 1965. English translation of complete text: Che Guevara's Farewell Letter at Wikisource.
- ^ Buena Vista Social Club / Buena Vista Social Club - Version 2003 (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
- ^ OSCAR CHAVEZ 20 Exitos (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
- ^ Nathalie Cardone / Hasta Siempre (HTML) (1997). Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
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