Tino Rossi — Guantanamera song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Guantanamera" by Tino Rossi.
Lyrics
Guantanamera, ma ville guantanamera
Guantanamera, ma ville guantanamera
C'était un homme en déroute
C'était son frère sans doute
Il n’avait ni lieu, ni place
Et sur les routes de l’exil
Sur les sentiers, sur les places
Il s’en allait loin de sa ville
Guantanamera, ma ville guantanamera
Guantanamera, ma ville guantanamera
Là-bas sa maison de misère
Était plus blanche que le coton
Les rues de sable et de terre
Sentaient le rhum et le melon
Sous leur jupon de dentelles
Dieu que les femmes étaient belles
Guantanamera, ma ville guantanamera
Guantanamera, ma ville guantanamera
Il me reste toute la terre
Mais je n’en demandais pas tant
Quand j’ai passé la frontière
Il n’y avait rien devant
J’allais d’escale en escale
Loin de ma terre natale
Lyrics translation
Guantanamera, my city guantanamera
Guantanamera, my city guantanamera
He was a man in turmoil.
It was his brother, no doubt.
It had no place, no place
And on the roads of Exile
On the trails, on the squares
He was going away from his city
Guantanamera, my city guantanamera
Guantanamera, my city guantanamera
There his house of misery
Was whiter than cotton
The streets of sand and dirt
Smelled rum and melon
Under their lace petticoat
God that women were beautiful
Guantanamera, my city guantanamera
Guantanamera, my city guantanamera
I have all the land left
But I didn't ask so much
When I crossed the border
There was nothing in front
I was going from stop to stop
Far from my native land