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Happy Birthday!
Cuban activist
José Martí
born 1/28/1853 (died in battle= 5/19/1895)
and he wrote:
Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera!
Yo soy un hombre sincero de donde crece la palma
Yo soy un hombre sincero de donde crece la palma
Yantes de morir me quiero
Echar mis versos del alma.
Which, according to Pete Seeger, can be rendered as:
I am a truthful man and before dying I want to share these poems of my
soul. My verses are light green, but also flaming crimson. My verses are
like a wounded fawn seeking refuge. With the poor people of this earth, I
want to share my faith.
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