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Aprendimos a quererte We learned to love you 00:11
Desde la histórica altura From the historic height 00:14
Donde el sol de tu bravura Where the sun of your bravery 00:18
Le puso cerco a la muerte Put a fence around death 00:23
Aquí se queda la clara Here remains the clear 00:28
La entrañable transparencia The endearing transparency 00:31
De tu querida presencia Of your beloved presence 00:35
Comandante Che Guevara Commandant Che Guevara 00:39
00:45
Tu mano gloriosa y fuerte Your glorious and strong hand 00:54
Sobre la historia dispara Shoots over history 00:58
Cuando todo Santa Clara When all of Santa Clara 01:02
Se despierta para verte Awakens to see you 01:07
Aquí se queda la clara Here remains the clear 01:10
La entrañable transparencia The endearing transparency 01:14
De tu querida presencia Of your beloved presence 01:18
Comandante Che Guevara Commandant Che Guevara 01:22
01:28
Vienes quemando la brisa You come burning the breeze 01:37
Con soles de primavera With suns of spring 01:41
Para plantar la bandera To plant the flag 01:45
Con la luz de tu sonrisa With the light of your smile 01:49
Aquí se queda la clara Here remains the clear 01:53
La entrañable transparencia The endearing transparency 01:57
De tu querida presencia Of your beloved presence 02:01
Comandante Che Guevara Commandant Che Guevara 02:05
02:10
Tu amor revolucionario Your revolutionary love 02:20
Te conduce a nueva empresa Leads you to a new endeavor 02:23
Donde esperan la firmeza Where they await the firmness 02:27
De tu brazo libertario Of your liberating arm 02:32
Aquí se queda la clara Here remains the clear 02:36
La entrañable transparencia The endearing transparency 02:40
De tu querida presencia Of your beloved presence 02:44
Comandante Che Guevara Commandant Che Guevara 02:48
02:52
Seguiremos adelante We will continue forward 03:02
Como junto a ti seguimos As we continued alongside you 03:06
Y con Fidel te decimos And with Fidel, we say to you 03:10
Hasta siempre, comandante Until forever, commandant 03:15
Aquí se queda la clara Here remains the clear 03:19
La entrañable transparencia The endearing transparency 03:23
De tu querida presencia Of your beloved presence 03:27
Comandante Che Guevara Commandant Che Guevara 03:31
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Hasta siempre – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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[Spanish]
[English]
Aprendimos a quererte
We learned to love you
Desde la histórica altura
From the historic height
Donde el sol de tu bravura
Where the sun of your bravery
Le puso cerco a la muerte
Put a fence around death
Aquí se queda la clara
Here remains the clear
La entrañable transparencia
The endearing transparency
De tu querida presencia
Of your beloved presence
Comandante Che Guevara
Commandant Che Guevara
...
...
Tu mano gloriosa y fuerte
Your glorious and strong hand
Sobre la historia dispara
Shoots over history
Cuando todo Santa Clara
When all of Santa Clara
Se despierta para verte
Awakens to see you
Aquí se queda la clara
Here remains the clear
La entrañable transparencia
The endearing transparency
De tu querida presencia
Of your beloved presence
Comandante Che Guevara
Commandant Che Guevara
...
...
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 the clear
La entrañable transparencia
The endearing transparency
De tu querida presencia
Of your beloved presence
Comandante Che Guevara
Commandant Che Guevara
...
...
Tu amor revolucionario
Your revolutionary love
Te conduce a nueva empresa
Leads you to a new endeavor
Donde esperan la firmeza
Where they await the firmness
De tu brazo libertario
Of your liberating arm
Aquí se queda la clara
Here remains the clear
La entrañable transparencia
The endearing transparency
De tu querida presencia
Of your beloved presence
Comandante Che Guevara
Commandant Che Guevara
...
...
Seguiremos adelante
We will continue forward
Como junto a ti seguimos
As we continued alongside you
Y con Fidel te decimos
And with Fidel, we say to you
Hasta siempre, comandante
Until forever, commandant
Aquí se queda la clara
Here remains the clear
La entrañable transparencia
The endearing transparency
De tu querida presencia
Of your beloved presence
Comandante Che Guevara
Commandant Che Guevara
...
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

querer

/keˈɾeɾ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to want, to love

altura

/alˈtu.ɾa/

B1
  • noun
  • - height, altitude

sol

/sol/

A1
  • noun
  • - sun

bravura

/bɾaˈβu.ɾa/

B2
  • noun
  • - bravery, boldness

muerte

/ˈmweɾ.te/

A2
  • noun
  • - death

clara

/ˈkla.ɾa/

B1
  • adjective
  • - clear, bright

entrañable

/en.tɾaˈɲa.βle/

C1
  • adjective
  • - beloved, dear

transparencia

/tɾans.paˈɾen.θja/

B2
  • noun
  • - transparency

querida

/keˈɾi.ða/

A2
  • adjective
  • - dear, beloved

presencia

/pɾeˈsen.θja/

B1
  • noun
  • - presence

mano

/ˈma.no/

A1
  • noun
  • - hand

gloriosa

/ɡloˈɾjo.sa/

B2
  • adjective
  • - glorious

fuerte

/ˈfweɾ.te/

A2
  • adjective
  • - strong

historia

/isˈto.ɾja/

A2
  • noun
  • - history

quemando

/keˈman.do/

B1
  • verb
  • - burning

brisa

/ˈbɾi.sa/

B1
  • noun
  • - breeze

primavera

/pɾi.maˈβe.ɾa/

A2
  • noun
  • - spring

bandera

/banˈde.ɾa/

A2
  • noun
  • - flag

luz

/lus/

A1
  • noun
  • - light

sonrisa

/sonˈri.sa/

A2
  • noun
  • - smile

amor

/aˈmoɾ/

A1
  • noun
  • - love

revolucionario

/re.βo.lu.θjoˈna.ɾjo/

B2
  • adjective
  • - revolutionary

empresa

/emˈpɾe.sa/

B1
  • noun
  • - enterprise, undertaking

firmeza

/fiɾˈme.θa/

B2
  • noun
  • - firmness

brazo

/ˈbɾa.θo/

A1
  • noun
  • - arm

libertario

/li.βeɾˈta.ɾjo/

C1
  • adjective
  • - libertarian

Key Grammar Structures

  • Aprendimos a quererte

    ➔ Preterite tense of 'aprender' (learned) + infinitive 'a quererte' (to love you)

    ➔ 'Aprendimos' is the past tense (we learned).

  • Desde la histórica altura

    ➔ Preposition 'desde' (from) + definite article + noun phrase

    ➔ 'Desde' indicates the point in time or place from which something starts.

  • Le puso cerco a la muerte

    ➔ Preterite tense of 'poner' (put) + direct object pronoun + preposition 'a' + noun

    ➔ 'Puso' is the past tense (he/she/it put).

  • Aquí se queda la clara

    ➔ Reflexive pronoun 'se' + verb 'quedar' (stay) in present tense

    ➔ 'Se queda' means 'stays' or 'remains' in the present tense.

  • Y con Fidel te decimos

    ➔ Conjunction 'y' (and) + preposition 'con' (with) + noun 'Fidel' + indirect object pronoun 'te' + verb 'decimos' (we say)

    ➔ 'Y' means 'and'. 'Con' indicates 'with'.

  • Hasta siempre, comandante

    ➔ Phrase 'Hasta siempre' (Until forever) + noun 'comandante' (commander)

    ➔ 'Hasta siempre' is an idiomatic expression meaning 'until forever' or 'farewell forever'.

  • De tu querida presencia

    ➔ Preposition 'de' (of/from) + possessive pronoun 'tu' (your) + adjective 'querida' (beloved) + noun 'presencia' (presence)

    ➔ 'De' expresses possession or origin.