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" Guantanamera" (pronounced [ɡwantanaˈmeɾa]; Spanish for 'The woman from Guantánamo') [1] is a Cuban patriotic song, which uses a poem from the collection Simple Verses, by the Cuban poet José Martí, for the lyrics. It is an expression of love for Cuba and of solidarity with the poor people of the world.
"Guantanamera" composer Joseito Fernandez clearly wrote the song to have a double meaning, referring both a woman, and as an anthem to the music genre, which by the time he composed "Guantanamera" in 1930 was already an ancient form of music.
Rafael Hernández Marín (October 24, 1892 – December 11, 1965) was a Puerto Rican songwriter and the author of hundreds of popular songs in the Latin American repertoire. [1] He specialized in Cuban styles, such as the canción , bolero and guaracha .
Another uncle of Ledbetter, Bob Ledbetter, who also recorded a nearly identical version of the song, said that he also learned the song from Terrill. Family members of Huddie Ledbetter indicate that he may have sung the song as early as 1908 as a lullaby to his niece, Irene Campbell. Ledbetter eventually extended the song to six verses. [3]
Simple Verses (Spanish: Versos sencillos) is a poetry collection by Cuban writer and independence hero José Martí.Published in October 1891, it was the last of Martí's works to be printed before his death in 1895. [1]
The song lyrics were written in 1865 by Elvina M. Hall, a 45-year-old widowed congregant. [2] One Sunday morning, with an extremely long pastoral prayer, and a continuous sermon , Mrs. Hall's thoughts began to wander while sitting in a choir loft at the Monument Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland .
" Hasta Siempre, Comandante," ("Until Forever, Commander" in English) or simply " Hasta Siempre ", is a 1965 song by Cuban composer Carlos Puebla. The song's lyrics are a reply to revolutionary Che Guevara 's farewell letter when he left Cuba , in order to foster revolution in the Congo and later Bolivia , [ 1 ] where he was captured and killed .
The song charted for 18 consecutive weeks, leaving the chart in December 2019. Thanks to the success of the collaboration, his song "Guantanamera" peaked at number 69 and spent 3 weeks on the chart. [11] Lafuente became extremely popular and performed in several national festivals throughout the year in Valladolid and Galicia.