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"Sí, se puede" (Spanish for "Yes, you can"; [1] pronounced [ˈsi se ˈpwe.ðe]) is the motto of the United Farm Workers of America, and has since been taken up by other activist groups. UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta created the phrase in 1972 during César Chávez's 25-day fast in Phoenix, Arizona. [1] [2] [3] "Sí se puede" has long been a ...
Spanish lyrics: Tierra bendita y divina es la de Palestina donde nació Jesús; Eres, de las naciones, cumbre bañada por la lumbre que derramó su luz. Coro Eres la historia inolvidable, Porque en tu seno se derramó La sangre, preciosa sangre, Del unigénito Hijo de Dios. Cuenta la historia del pasado que en tu seno sagrado vivió el Salvador,
Lyrics Literal English translation Idiomatic translation; De la Sierra Morena, Cielito lindo, vienen bajando Un par de ojitos negros, Cielito lindo, de contrabando. Estribillo: Ay, ay, ay, ay, Canta y no llores, Porque cantando se alegran, Cielito lindo, los corazones. Pájaro que abandona, Cielito lindo, su primer nido, Si lo encuentra ocupado,
Sí Se Puede! (Spanish for "Yes We Can!") is a 1977 various artists charity album featuring Los Lobos and various vocalists, including the Salas Brothers of the band Tierra. [3] Proceeds from the album went towards the United Farm Workers of America. "Sí, se puede" is the motto of the United Farm Workers of America. [4]
The saying is always in an English-speaking context, and was evidently a word-for-word mistranslation of English "What will be will be", using the free relative pronoun what. [8] In Spanish, Italian, French, or Portuguese, "what" must be translated as "that which" (lo que, quel che, ce qui, o que). [16]
In 1942, Gloria Jean sang the English version in the musical Get Hep to Love. The song inspired the Mexican-Cuban film Siboney , directed by Juan Orol and starring María Antonieta Pons . The film was released in 1938 as a part of the so-called Rumberas film saga of the Mexican Cinema.
"Bésame Mucho" (Spanish: [ˈbesame ˈmutʃo]; "Kiss Me A Lot") is a bolero song written in 1932 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. [2] It is one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the most important songs in the history of Latin music. It was recognized in 1999 as the most recorded and covered song in Spanish of ...
Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) internally selected "Sì" as its entrant for the 19th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. [2] In addition to the Italian original version, Cinquetti recorded the song in English –as "Go (Before You Break My Heart)" with lyrics by Norman Newell–, French –as "Lui"–, German –as "Ja" with lyrics by Michael Kunze–, and Spanish –as "Sí"–, which ...