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Poems & Speeches from & about Che Guevara

Letter to his parents

Goodbye from Fidel

Man & Socialism Speech (1965)

Goodbye Letter to his Children (1965)

Speech Tricontinental Conference

A Neglected Che Interview

 

 

Hasta siempre comandante

Hasta Siempre Commandante

De: Carlos Puebla

By: Carlos Puebla

   

Aprendimos a quererte

We learned to love you

desde la histírica altura

From historical heights

donde el sol de tu bravura

Were the sun of your courage

le puso un cerco a la muerte.

Put you close to death.

Aqua se queda la clara,

Here remains your clear,

la entrañable transparencia,

Heart-warming transparency

de tu querida presencia

Of your beloved presence

Comandante Che Guevara.

Comandante Che Guevara.

   

Tu mano gloriosa y fuerte

Your glorious and strong hand

sobre la historia dispara

Takes a shot at history

cuando todo Santa Clara

When whole of Santa Clara

se despierta para verte.

Awakens to see you.

Aquí se queda la clara,

Here remains.....

   

Vienes quemando la brisa

You come burning the breeze

con soles de primavera

With suns of spring

para plantar la bandera

To plant the flag

con la luz de tu sonrisa.

With the light of your smile.

Aquí se queda la clara,

Here remains.....

   

Tu amor revolucionario

Your revolutionary love

te conduce a nueva empresa

Leads you to a new enterprise

donde esperan la firmeza

Where waits the firmness

de tu brazo libertario.

Of your liberating arm.

Seguiremos adelante

We shall go on

como junto a ti seguimos

As together we follow you

y con Fidel te decimos:

And as Fidel we say:

hasta siempre Comandante.

Till forever comandante.

 

 

I Tell you, his thoughts was in space before the Russians, before the Americans walked on the Moon
Dariel -Benigno-Alarcon Ramirez

 

 

 

 

We must grow tough, but without ever losing our tenderness.
-Che Guevara-

 


 

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