umbertino Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 https://lyricstranslate.com/en/chan-chan-chan-chan.html-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista_Social_Club Ry Cooder wanted to realize this project so much....And he did accomplish it Great movie / doc. indeed...I do recommend watching it... By German director Wim Wenders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista_Social_Club_(film) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 2 Gardenias (for you) RIP Ibrahim Ferrer - vocals RIP Compay Segundo https://lyricstranslate.com/en/dos-gardenias-two-gardenias.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Flame https://lyricstranslate.com/en/candela-fire.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Forever, Comandante ( Che Guevara) We have learned to love you from the historical height, where the Sun of your bravery laid the siege to the death. Chorus: And here remains the clear, the charming openness of your dear presence, Comandante Che Guevara. Your glorious and strong hand fires at the History when all people in Santa Clara wake up to see you. [Chorus] You come, burning the breeze with the sun-rays of the spring, to stick the flag with the light of your smile. [Chorus] Your revolutionary love leads you to a new venture where they expect the firmness of your liberating arm. [Chorus] We will go forward, as we used to go with you, and with Fidel we say to you: Forever, Comandante! [Chorus] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted February 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Beautiful & moving song imho...Great singer / songwriter...Gerardo Alfonso White sheets A dedication to his hometown Havana (La Habana) Love this one..... http://www.radiorebelde.cu/english/news/gerardo-alfonso-between-the-songs-and-literature-20121222/ Original lyrics Habana, mi vieja habana señora de historia de conquistadores y gente con sus religiones, hermosa dama... Habana, si mis ojos te abandonaran... si la vida me desterrara a un rincon de la tierra yo te juro que voy a morirme de amor y de ganas de andar tus calles, tus barrios y tus lugares... Cuatro caminos, virgen de regla, puerto de mar Lugares, destinos... el largo muro del litoral, el capitolio y prado con sus leones, sus visiones Sabanas blancas colgada en los balcones Sabanas blancas colgada en los balcones Habana, mi gran habana Costumbre de darle una vuelta a la ceiba de noche Y fiestas en casas de barrios modernos y pobres de gente noble... Habana, si mis ojos te abandonaran... si la vida me desterrara a un rincon de la tierra yo te juro que voy a morirme de amor y de ganas de andar tus calles, tus barrios y tus lugares... Virgen del camino, nuevo vedado residencial lugares, destinos... Faro del morro y la catedral Barrios pequeños y llenos de tradiciones y emociones... Sabanas blancas colgada en los balcones Sabanas blancas colgada en los balcones Translation Havana, my old Havana Lady of History, Conquerors and People with its religions, beautiful Lady Havana, if my eyes should abandon you if Life should confine me to a corner of the Earth I swear I'm going to die of Love and Desire of walking your streets, your neighborhoods, your places Cuatro caminos, virgen de regla, puerto de mar places, destinations.... the long shoreline wall, the capitol and the Prado with its lions, its visions white sheets hanging from the rooftops white sheets hanging from the rooftops Havana, my great Havana habit to walk around the ceiba ( tropical trees?) at night and parties in homes of modern and poor neighborhoods of noble people Havana, if my eyes should abandon you if Life should confine me to a corner of the Earth I swear I'm going to die of Love and Desire of walking your streets, your neighborhoods, your places Virgin of the path, nuevo vedado residencial ( neighborhood) places, destinations The Morro lighthouse and the Cathedral small neighborhoods and filled with traditions and emotions white sheets hanging from the rooftops white sheets hanging from the rooftops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Another dedication to Havana .... this time by Carlos Varela Magnificent song imo ( besides...I happen to know how beautiful Havana is ....All of Cuba for that matter.....Visited 7 times....My 2nd (ex) wife is Cuban ) Pic: Hotel Nacional, Havana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Varela_(singer-songwriter) Original Lyrics Mirando un album de fotos de la vieja capital, desde los tiempo remotos de La Habana colonial. Mi padre dej su tierra y cuando al Morro llego, La Habana le abri sus piernas y por eso nac yo. Habana, Habana si bastara una cancion para devolverte todo lo que el tiempo te quit. Habana,mi Habana si supieras el dolor que siento te canto y no entiendes que es amor. Escuchando a Matamoros desde un lejano lugar la Habana guarda un tesoro que es difcil olvidar. Y los aos van pasando y miramos con dolor, como se va derrumbando cada muro de ilusion. Habana, Habana si bastara una cancion para devolverte todo lo que el tiempo te quit. Habana,mi Habana si supieras el dolor que siento te canto y no entiendes que este llanto es por amor. Translation Looking at a photo album of the old capital from the remote times of Colonial Havana my father left his country and when he got to the Morro Havana opened her legs and that's how I was born Havana Havana if a song was enough to give you back everything that Time took away Havana, my Havana if you knew the pain that I feel when I sing about you and you don't understand this is love Listening to Matamoros from a place far away Havana attends a treasure that it's difficult to forget And the years go by and we watch with pain how all the walls of delusion go crumbling Havana Havana if a song was enough to give you back everything that Time took away Havana Havana if you knew the pain that I feel when I sing about you and you don't understand this cry is for love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Love of my life Pablo Milanes-RIP...Another great singer / songwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Milanés https://www.translatelyrics.net/en/pablo-milanes/el-amor-de-mi-vida/38484/ She's gone (live) With Raul Torres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Cuba, how beautiful your landscapes are Wiily Chirino & Celia Cruz-RIP...Both expats Translation in vid In the above vid...At 3:23 you can see Parque Cespedes which is one of Santiago de Cuba ( Cuba 2nd largest city in the South-East) main squares in front of the Cathedral ( which is on the back of photographer, unfortunately) ...I used to stay practically on the side of that square in a rented apartment for a couple of months.....When I'd wake up I could see that vista....Great memories....... This is it...I used to stay on the ground floor of that yellow building on the right of Cathedral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 If only I hope the leaves won't touch your body when they fall So that you won't be able to turn them into crystal I hope the rain stops being a miracle that runs down your body I hope the moon could come out without you I hope the soil won't kiss your every step (Chorus) I hope you'll stop having that constant gaze The precise words, that perfect smile I hope something that will erase you suddenly, happens A blinding light, a Nievy ( Russian sniper) shot I hope that at least death will take me with it So I won't have to see you so much So I won't have to see you all the time Every second, In every vision I hope I won't be able to touch you, not even in songs [1] I hope the dawn won't utter screams that fall on my back I hope your name will be forgotten by that voice I hope the walls won't keep in the noise of your weary walking I hope this desire will be gone with you Towards your old reign made of dead people and flowers (Chorus) I hope something that will erase you suddenly, happens A blinding light, a Nievy ( Russian sniper) shot I hope that at least death will take me with it So I won't have to see you so much So I won't have to see you all the time ( it seems he's referring to the continuous showing of Fidel Castro-RIP on Cuban TV) Every second, In every vision I hope I won't be able to touch you, not even in songs One of the most famous ( if not the most famous) singers / songwriters in Cuba...And one of the most known Cuban artists abroad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Rodríguez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Cuban band ...Used to live in Paris...I heard they got back to Cuba a few years ago.... The Cuban Way Orishas : African-Catholic Deities ( Sincretism) https://lyricstranslate.com/en/lo-cubano-cuban-way.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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