- Hasta Siempre
"Hasta Siempre" ("Hasta siempre comandante") is a
1965 song byCuba n composerCarlos Puebla . The song's lyrics are a reply toChe Guevara 's Farewell Letter [Ernesto Che Guevara, "Che Guevara's Farewell Letter", 1965. English translation of complete text: .] , at the moment he leftCuba .The lyrics recount key moments of the
Cuban Revolution , glorifying Che Guevara and his role as a revolutionarycommandant .The title means "always faithful" or "until always" in Spanish.
Spanish lyrics (sample)
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.Versions
The song has also been covered by
Compay Segundo ,Buena Vista Social Club [cite web |url=http://www.gracenote.com/music/album.html/afro-cuban/95a8a29397f67d3ed77dd6efa443bc0c.html
title= Buena Vista Social Club / Buena Vista Social Club - Version 2003
accessdate=2007-05-25
format=HTML] ,Soledad Bravo [cite web
url=http://www.sincopa.com/latin_pop/cdinfo_latin/soledad_69soledad.htm
title= Soledad Bravo / Soledad - Version 1969
accessdate=2007-05-25
format=HTML] ,Óscar Chávez [cite web |url=http://www.gracenote.com/music/album.html/genlatin/98070f65416553811cf45c0c301c9c3b.html
title=OSCAR CHAVEZ 20 Exitos
accessdate=2007-05-25
format=HTML] ,Nathalie Cardone [cite web
url=http://www.gracenote.com/music/album.html/westerneuropean/b2b0c376c36de89e844e673c3d29cb82.html
title=Nathalie Cardone / Hasta Siempre
year=1997
accessdate=2007-05-25
format=HTML] ,Robert Wyatt ,Jan Garbarek ,Inés Rivero ,Silvio Rodríguez , and Bobo Stenson Quartetamong 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".References
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