[00:02.12]José Martí was borned in 1853[00:09.35]When he was 17 years old[00:11.11]He was active in the Cuba Liberation Movement[00:15.61]And he was exiled by the Spanish Government[00:19.20]He spent most of his life in exiling[00:21.83]and including 12 years in New York city[00:25.86]He wrote 70 books, poetry, novels, polemics[00:33.62]He is one of the greatest writers in the Spanish language[00:38.69]At the age of 42, he went back to Cuba[00:43.80]This is one of his last poems[00:46.79]Because he was killed within the year[00:50.07]in a border uprising[00:54.19]after he died, people put it to a popular tune[00:59.31]Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera[01:07.41]Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera[01:15.49]Yo soy un hombre sincero[01:19.73]De donde crece la palma[01:24.20]Yo soy un hombre sincero[01:28.39]De donde crece la palma[01:33.05]Antes de morirme quiero[01:36.94]Echar mis versos del alma[01:42.00]Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera[01:50.56]Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera[01:58.34]Mi verso es de un verde claro[02:02.87]Y de un carmin encendido[02:07.00]Mi verso es de un verde claro[02:11.15]Y de un carmin encendido[02:15.76]Mi verso es un ciervo herido[02:21.23]Que busca en el monte amparo[02:25.87]Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera[02:34.44]Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera[02:43.80]The word means “I am a truthful man[02:47.06]from the land of the palm trees[02:50.01]And before dying[02:51.21]I want to share these poems of my soul[02:54.82]My poems are soft green[02:58.19]My poems are also flaming crimson[03:02.64]My poems are like a wounded fawn[03:06.09]seeking refuge in the forest”[03:10.18]The last verse says “Con los pobres de la tierra”[03:15.44]With the poor people of this earth[03:18.17]I want to share my fate[03:20.83]The streams of the mountains[03:23.95]pleases me more than the sea[03:28.01]Con los pobres de la tierra[03:31.72]Quiero yo mi suerte echar[03:36.18]Con los pobres de la tierra[03:40.20]Quiero yo mi suerte echar[03:44.66]El arroyo de la sierra[03:49.99]Me complace más que el mar[03:55.07]Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera[04:03.72]Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera[04:11.78]Once more[04:12.62]Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera[04:21.08]Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera