Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Guantanamera

看著汝恁靚
Khon to nyi an ciang

Khon to nyi an ciang
Ngai kin khon
Khon to nyi an ciang
Khon to nyi an ciang
Ngai kin khon
Khon to nyi an ciang

Ngai he jit cak lo sit ko
Loi chi jai san nam tu kai thi fong
Ngai chiang ko mang nyi to nyiam lo bong
Oi chong chut sim tu kai san ko

Khon to nyi an ciang
Ngai kin khon
Khon to nyi an ciang
Khon to nyi an ciang
Ngai kin khon
Khon to nyi an ciang

Phak set moi kui nga li jiu cung
Liuk nyiat ja cung chiong jit nyiat nyiong
Cung pun nga lo sit kai phen jiu
Ki sung ngai cung chit kai sung shiu




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Title: Guantanamera (A Girl From Guantanamo)
Singer: Celia Cruz

Guantanamera Guajira GuantanameraX2

Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crecen las palmas.X2
Y antes de morir yo quiero
cantar mis versos del alma.

Guantanamera Guajira GuantanameraX2

Cultivo una rosa blanca
En junio como en enero.X2
Para el amigo sincero
Que me da su mano franca.

Guantanamera Guajira Guantanamera X2

Mi verso es de un verde claro
Y de un carmn encendido X2
Mi verso es un ciervo herido
Que busca en el monte amparo.

Guantanamera Guajira Guantanamera X2

English Translation (This is borrowed from Wikipedia, which had a full song and all the other verses)

girl from Guantánamo, oh that peasant girl from GuantánamoX2

I am an sincere man
From where the palm tree growsX2
And before dying I want
To share the verses of my soul.

girl from Guantánamo, oh that peasant girl from GuantánamoX2

I cultivate a white rose
In July as in JanuaryX2
For the sincere friend
Who gives me his honest hand.

girl from Guantánamo, oh that peasant girl from GuantánamoX2

My verse is light green
And it is flaming crimsonX2
My verse is a wounded deer
Who seeks refuge on the mountain (or in the woods).

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