A Cuba [English translation]

If I sang to Cuba

I would sing a song for it

it would have to be a sound,

a revolutionary sound,

foot to foot, hand in hand,

heart to heart,

heart to heart.

Foot to foot, hand in hand,

as if talking to a brother.

If you like me, here I am,

what more can I offer you

than to continue your example

comrade commander,

long live your revolution.

If you want to get to know Martí and Fidel

I'll go to Cuba, to Cuba, to Cuba.

if you want to get to know the paths of Che,

I'll go to Cuba, to Cuba, to Cuba,

if you want to drink rum but without Coca Cola,

I'll go to Cuba, to Cuba, to Cuba.

if you want to work at the sugar cane,

I'll go to Cuba, to Cuba, to Cuba.

the swinging leaves in a little boat.

If I sang to Cuba

I would sing a song for it

it would have to be a sound,

a revolutionary sound,

foot to foot, hand in hand,

heart to heart.

As I don't play the sound

but I play the guitar

which is right now in the battle

of our revolution

it will be the same as the sound

that made the gringos dance

but we're not peasants

our mountain range is the choice.

• Artist:Victor Jara
• Album:El derecho de vivir en paz (1971)