Que pare el son

Carlos Puebla

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Original	English translation / Traduzione inglese / Traduction anglaise...
QUE PARE EL SON	LET THE MUSIC STOP

Te habran matado la carne	They may have killed your flesh
con un torrente de fuego,	with a torrent of fire,
pero jamas la palabra	but never your words
y menos el pensamiento.	and even less your thought.
Que pare un momento el son,	Let the music stop for a moment,
que se callen las guitarras en	let the guitars be silent! In a
tributo de silencio	tribute of silence
por Che Guevara ...	to Che Guevara ...
... que siga el son.	... let the music go on.

Puede ser que tu carne humana	May be your human flesh
no resistiera el acero,	do not resist steel,
pero el acero tampoco	but steel too
puede resistir tu ejemplo.	can not resist your exemple.
Que pare un momento el son,	Let the music stop for a moment,
que enmudesca la palabra	let word be mute
para escuchar el latido	to listen to the heartbeat
del Che Guevara...	of Che Guevara ...
...que siga el son.	... let the music go on.

En Vallegrande has nacido:	In Vallegrande you were born:
aunque digan que estas muerto,	even if they say you're dead,
solo asi nacen los hombres	only this way men are born
para la historia y el tiempo.	to history and time.
Que pare un momento el son,	Let the music stop for a moment,
para enjugar una lagrima,	to dry a tear,
una lagrima de pólvora	a powder tear
por Che Guevara...	for Che Guevara ...
... que pare el son.	... let the music stop.

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