[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