Guajira guantanamera Compay Segundo Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Guajira guantanamera' means 'Guajira guantanamera' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Compay Segundo' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Aligned Translation: from Guatanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Yo soy un hombre sincero

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Aligned Translation: I am a sincere man

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Original Lyrics: De donde crecen las palmas

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Aligned Translation: of where the palms grow

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Original Lyrics: Yo soy un hombre sincero

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Original Lyrics: De donde crece la palma

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Original Lyrics: Y antes de morir yo quiero

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Aligned Translation: and earlier from to die I want

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Original Lyrics: Echar mis versos del alma

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Aligned Translation: Casting my verses from the soul

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Original Lyrics: Y antes de morir yo quiero

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Original Lyrics: Echar mis versos del alma

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: No me pongan en lo oscuro

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Aligned Translation: Don' 't put me in the dark

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Original Lyrics: A morir como un traídor

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Aligned Translation: To die as a traitor

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Original Lyrics: No me pongan en lo oscuro

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Original Lyrics: A morir como un traídor

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Original Lyrics: Yo soy bueno y como bueno

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Original Lyrics: Moriré de cara al sol

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Original Lyrics: Yo soy bueno y como bueno

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Original Lyrics: Moriré de cara al sol

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Con los pobres de la tierra

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Aligned Translation: With the poor of the earth

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Original Lyrics: Quiero yo mi suerte echar

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Aligned Translation: I want to throw my luck

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Original Lyrics: Con los pobres de la tierra

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Aligned Translation: With the poor of the earth

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Original Lyrics: Quiero yo mi suerte echar

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Aligned Translation: I want to throw my luck

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Original Lyrics: El arroyo de la sierra

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Aligned Translation: The creek of the Sierra

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Original Lyrics: Me complace mas que el mar

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Original Lyrics: El arroyo de la sierra

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Original Lyrics: Me complace más que el mar

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Tiene el leopardo un abrigo

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Aligned Translation: the leopard has a shelter

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Original Lyrics: En su monte seco y pardo

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Aligned Translation: In his dry and brown mountain

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Original Lyrics: Tiene el leopardo un abrigo

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Original Lyrics: En su monte seco y pardo

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Aligned Translation: In his dry and brown mountain

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Original Lyrics: Yo tengo más que el leopardo

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Aligned Translation: I have more than the leopard

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Original Lyrics: Porque tengo un buen amigo

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Aligned Translation: Because I have a good friend

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Original Lyrics: Guajira Guantanamera

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Review

"Guantanamera" is a well-known Cuban folk song. The best-known lyrics, adapted by Julián Orbón, are based on the first stanzas of Versos sencillos, by Cuban poet José Martí. The 'people attributed the musical composition to José Fernández Díaz, better known as Joseíto Fernández. The song has been adapted and recorded in many versions. It is perhaps the best-known Cuban song and the most prominent patriotic. Official writing credits are for Joseíto Fernández, who first popularized the song on the radio as early as 1929. In 1966, a version by the U.S. vocal group The Sandpipers, based on an arrangement by the Weavers from their Carnegie Hall Reunion concert in May 1963, became an international hit.

 

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Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung fast and it has hard to remember verbs and nouns

Many words used are not in common daily usage.RAE

Guajira guantanamera has 128 BPM (beats per minute)

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 20979 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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