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DeI Pueblo AnthologY

Rumba de Cajones
3
Guaguanc6

Guagruanc6

G-En Cuba Ya slfabaron,

,,

aquellos

luando

tiernpos sin

se canta iban los

ll

cafia sue
- \ , la

gu5 distinLo

tunbos

Eurnba eI viento
sentimiento,

trajo

se acab6 Ia explot.aci6n,

y con Eoda mano excranjera

-

la revoluci6n

C
D

todo

t0

mundo tumba caia

el

C-si

amigo ya tf

pero mira
cumba ia
|Oesae
t

le beri. . .ree

los

es,

cafia

brought

the revolution
ocploitation

is

so is

inierference

foreign

finished

the cane with

everyone cuts
and souL

heart

go crazy

you hear don't

listen

it

verdes palrnares

Fron t,he verdant

Lhe peasant

con su mafia

with

cuando ]a nofienda,

nachete

cutting

in hand

the cane

in times past when the

pressing

miles de caballerias

thousands of acres

ouedaban vaclas

en la hacienda,
J

esEaba s61a fa tienda,

Ya est6. desj'erto,
v
pero Fidel con acierto
el batql

,.t

[Ie

di6 luz a] barranc6n,f

]e di6 candela aI fog6n

TT

work

at his

groves

of n1f Cuba you can see

era por 9o dias (2x)

now is

paln

2r

5
G

you'11

lry friend,

to cut. the cane

(.*. r. ""n.i
G-antes

feeling

what. a different

see how wonderful

con un machete en la mano

tY Ehe wind

oh, cane felled

but,

uri Cuba se ve)

un guajiro

when we sang of the

cane-cuEting

if

verd.s,

gu6 bonito

are over

tines

Ia. . .

oyes no te rnreLvas loco,

q1e ni

(ae

con

t-

alrna y coraz6n,
el elebi

A
A

e
q

g
g

rurnbo,

In Cuba Ehose aiafess

90 days (2x)

lasted

A
A

on the plantation

the (sugar) refinery was

deserteq
but Fidel's good plan

c
D
D

Orisha/ RumbaAnthologY

Iay fal}ow

the shop was empEy

brought
and fire

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light

to the cabin

to the stove

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and so ended the

tine of idleness
the ha:rrest

Paseaba,

A
6
6
A

!1 gue J-a cafla cortaba

LiernPo tu"tto

eI
lO
r v - r rv' V se acab6

t
T

Ia

se terminaba,

zafra

eI

-se
J \ / i echaba
t

eI

tierra
compraba
-v

y eI hacendadols{

pero

colono,

rras sPread

the last:f,ertifizer
the

would br41 land'

faraer

and tbe
travel,

landowner

btrt he wtro cut

I'ou1d

the e4ne

no podia

'l

o
I

abono'

fltino

season ended'

cerdos,

aves,

reses

nueve meses

en los

pensando

ni

couldn't

su canPo desierto,

viendo
sin

contento,

estar

be haPPY'

seeing his eqPtY countryside'

w"ithout,fowl , Pigs nor catEle

of terrible
3-los

cubanos

G-oyer

'Ia

la

C-tunba
G-c[/e,

llnTto,,

C-tr:rnba Ia

the 4qbq calls,

cut tshe cane

ni

hey; long live

Cuba libre

de un solo

lqr free c-uba

cut Ebe cane

cafia

abajo

'

..''
cut the cane

cafla

gue viwa

idleness,:You see!

the Cubans at work

Ja rr:mba me llana

G-rurnbero
C-turnba

su,ililbrrlfo
con
NO

cafia

C-turnba la

of those nine

and thinking
months ,

tajo

hqg, cut dorrn in just

slash he's--.

1e-

one

cut t'he cane

cafia

G-borombor6

NOTE: APParentJY the

foil.owing

song on ttte taPe vas

not ttanscribed.

Sorry'

TT

Orisha / Rumba AnthologY

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Carlos Bnbales
Guagruanc6
10
WTTH HER Ot.'N COOI, SELF

C!N SU GUARAGUARA

G-Maria

si

Teresa,

ltarl,t

Trrcre

qJue.no,

\3/
con su guara,

tu

?rrtn

C-ay

con

Teresa

grurrr,

btllr

el

su guara

\3/
C-hbtle

TT

brl.h
eebi,ldo

gurrr
glnr'

cotr1 tu Snnn

con su guara gruara

Tercst,

tienes

Tercte

vl

pl'l

with her orrt cool self.

sith her cool *lf
Elrr
drnclr
!*rn
c*r-o|!r,
rdth hrr onr cool rclf
trorr rrrct you tralk Teresa,
Trree':

guara

going to the

cerloolltf

bonito,

con Su g!rr!

lluara,

con su guara guala

Ernbrl'c ylya,

hcr om cool self(2xl

?!r.ar'r
irelrtt te thr
rr{th her ova
e.fata4l',
eoel rclf
cool rlf,
rr*th hatr *
rdth hrr orrr btd telf
going to tbe
tcrc.r'e
cerenornr, sltb her
srringing self

lrurrr

eon 3u gruara su-ara

guara,

.con su guart

gillrtr

eon su guln

rra pa1 cabildo,

G-ay Tereil
va pa'l

con tu

crblldo,

G-ese carninao gue tf

sith

{2x}

cabildo,

gurn

Tercsa

Maria

gruara'

va pal

cabildo

tu vas aI brkor6,

de Chang6 si

no me digas

G-cotl

Marda Teresa,
if you'rc aoing
to thr crbildo,
ddi't tty you'rr not
?ererl Put on Your
hr{r
Oyr rhlrt,
rnd your Chrnto prnt.
lf you'rc going to Ehe
Chango cerelnony,
don't say you're not,
Maria Teresa

cabiTdo,

saYa de OY6,

Ia

Ponte

pantal6n

Teresa

tu vas aI

qfue no

no me digas

eI

nono nini

na na Da na ana na no no ni

D-ana

yaya,

Teresa

with hrr xrt bad rclf

ay treresa dances
beautifulLy,
lrith her orrr cool self
Teresa's going to t.he
ceremony with her or*rr coolself

Enbale hbale

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) pale Fwanse

.Kqptt
iilo pale Anqte
Klqol!,
ilo palc Fenyol

rlli'

se KroyoI

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f}6nt1 ysu src I csmr ltlre n sn*he?

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Duvalier bon papa
Duvalier bon chef d'Etat
C6 bon Dieu qui m6t6 ou la
Pou vin6 sauv6 Haiti
Haiti ap r6g6n6re
Grice ir Docteur Duvalier
Toute rlte an asphalt6e
Toute travailleur au bien touchd
Duvalier chef protocol
Ca'p vine banou aur6ol
Bon Dieu nomme pou six an ou
C6 pou ou r6t6 poLrf6 temp ou

Duvalier, good Father

Duvalier, good Chief of State
It's God who puts you here
In order to save Haiti
Haiti is regenerating
Thanks to Doctor Duvalier
Every road will be paved in
asphalt
Every worker will be well paid
Duvalier, chief of protocol
Who comes to crown us in glory
God nominates you for six years
You must remain to complete
your terms

D"ilr{lcril
Visa Para un Suefio (Visa for a dream)
By Juan Luis Guerra(in Ojal6 que Llueva Caf6)
It was 5 in the morning
A seminarian,a worker
With thousandsof applicationpapers
That makesimpossiblefor you to be honest
It was 7 in the morning
And one by one going to the slaughterhouse
Becauseeachone is worth a different price
Looking for the Visa for a dream.
The sun burningthem inside
A consolationform
With a 2x4 photo
That one meltsin silence.
It was9 in the morning
In SantoDomingo, January8
With the patiencethat is running thin
Becausethere is no longerVisas for a dream
(Chorus)
Looking for a Visa for a dream
Looking for a Visa for a dream
Looking for a Visa of cementand lime
and in the asphaltthat is going to meetme
Looking for a Visa, the reasonof existonce
Looking for a Visa, to neverreturn
Looking for
Looking for
Looking for
Looking for

a Visa, out of necessity

a Visa, it makesme mad
a Visa, a strike of power
a Visa, what elsecan I do?

Looking for
Looking for
Looking for
Looking for

a Visa, to be shipwrecked
a Visa, meatof the sea
a Visa, the reasonof existence
a Visa, to neverreturn

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DESIDERIOARIAS
PimeraParte

PartOne

Dice DesiderioArias
Qut Io deientrabaiar.
Porquesi 6l coieeI machete,
Ni Dios sabeIo quehabr6.

Desideriofuiasasks
That we let him till the soil,
if he takesup the machete
Because
God only knowswhathe will do.

Las armasquehoy6l maneia

Son las armasdesembrdr.
Y 6I esen agriculhra,
Nuesfroprimergeneral.

The weaponswhich h-enowprefers

fue the weapons
of planting.
Our foremostgeneral
Hasbecomea farmer.

Segunda
Parte
Ay qu, general,con tanto
valorfrepiteJ;
A nadiehizomal,a nadie
mat6frepite].
N qut general,con tanto

valorfrepiteJ;
I* gusta
la paz,perocon
honor[repite].

PartTwo
Oh, whata general,howbrave
he is [repeat];
He did no oneharm;he killed
no one[repeat].
Oh, whata general,howbrave
he is [repeat];
He wantedpeacen
but with
honor[repeat].

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EL BRAUO

T O U G HG U Y

f,s un tipo contundido

Que nadie entiende
Una sonrisa enfermiza
0cultando lo que siente

He's a confused guy

$ho nobody undecstands
A trristed smile
Hides his feelings

El peso de los maltratos

De aquel oculto nifro
Lo tcans{ormacon en adulto
Paran6ico y pos6sico
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v juc6 poc su uida

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Que no to uotireria a hacjthi#

Agcedica su chiquito #ry
Ni tampoco-.a..surnu-i_"i,ff$i**
Que esta uez secia r" SntTr"

Llocando casi gcito

Cuando su mujec con
Le dijo....hasta aqul

coRo
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DonPedroAlbizuCampos
Licierde la naci6n
l"iosha dejadoel legado
De lograrla emancipaci6n
A p 6 s t l ed e 1a ...

DonPedroAlbizuCampos
Leaderof the nation
Has left us with the legacy
pation
Of attaining.emanci
Apostleof the...

Yahan pasadocien afros

D e u n h o m b req u e l u ch 6
Porver a Borinquen
libre
gran
Esafue su
misiOn
Ap 6 s t o l . ..

Onehundredyearshavepassed
Sincethe time of a manwhofought
To see Borinquen
free
great
Thatwas his
mission
Apostle...

Ha llegadoel momento
D e l a d e f i ni ci 6 n
O yankeeo puertorriqueho
Asi el maestrolo dict6
A p 6 s t o l . ..

Thetime of self-definition
Hasarrived
EitherYankeeor PuertoRican
proclaimed
Justas the Teacher
Apostle...

Muchoslo torturaron
Lo metieronen prisi6n
P e r oa l l i nu n capu d i eron
Q u i t a r l se u i nsp i ra ci 6n
A p 6 s t o l ...

M anytor tur edhim

'Theythrewhim in prison
Butthere,theynevercould
Takeawayhis inspiration
Apostle...

Vamosa celebrarlo
liamosa rendirlehonor
,1.ese puertorriquefro
V,*iiente
de coraz6n
Ap 6 s t o l ...

Let us celebratehim
Let us paytribute
Tothat PuertoRican
Valiantof heart
Apostle...

[Solo:Lig!1Elena, the innocent litde society girl,

has run off with the neighborhood rrumper player.
Her father looks for her zealously,
everyone'stalking about it,
and'her mother asksarxiously where could she be,
9S"ldi"gl arenlt good for anything, neither trips nor nuns
Nor the love promises that the litde rich boys made her.
Tfre n-otewas so good that that humble trumper made
That between agreementsof eternal endearmints she took off with
him.
Chorus:They have moved to a small room with little furniture,
and there they live content and firll of happiness.
Meanwhile her sadparentsaskwhere theyfailed
Ligia Elena and her tmmpet player are loving eachother.
Sqlg;S.wegdl fly dre daysin that small room,
while in dre luxurious mansionsof high,o.i"ty,
other grrls that know the bedtim.,toly ask thimselves
Oh, God, and when will my tmmper pt"yo arrivef
chorus: Ligia Elena is conrent and her family is asphyxiated.
solo:she took off wirh
ll"tgfuorhood rirumperprayer(chorus)
the
litde
girl
frontof herritni,'ryri
T!"y.ql.d
' -- 1-ii*"r1
t-'".trF
did.we go wrong asks
her
mother (chorws)
IF:r.
/
Blacksare invading our-white sociery(choiws)
Love madepossiblewhar money.o,rld ,rot, ,i, (chorus\
what a goodnote it was that soundedthar tmmper (ciioras\
--. ---'l
Tlrat racismdri1g, bj"-ah.t, is not cool (choras) t \

to us(chorw)
f-gt.nryget\*, lgr $ther swears
LigiaElenais frrllof happiness.

wice of thefnther: r'll teach her. I'm going to go ger her. I'm going
to
go get her.
vo-iceof the rn',ther: Logk, dofia Gertrudis, I tell you that r am
. . . to me
what most . . . to mewhat most . . . whatmortihok s meis thatthat
ungratglrl, thought drat shewas going to give m. tittt.
{
erandson
widra blo'd littlehea4likeTr9)'5oo"i r.j*d
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and
r,;il;ft.,
goeswith drat crowd. A5 youthi
(choras)f

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