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GUANTANAMERA Woman from Guantanamo arranged by Gene Glickman SATB ‘The author of the text, José Martf (El Apéstol, was bor in Havanna in 1853. At age seven- teen he was exiled to Spain for his opposition to colonial rule. While there he published a pam- phlet exposing the horrors of political inprisonment in Cuba, which he himself had experienced. In 1895 he became a martyr in the Cuban war for independence from Spain. His teachings deny legitimacy to any political system that demonstrates its intolerance toward individual freedom and condemn all despotic regimes and the abridgement of human rights. There is a universality and timelessness in his thoughts. “Marti . . . delights the child in his books for children; he inflames youth and strengthens the aged. This is why he lives.” (Gabriela Mistral) earthsongs 220 nw 29th street corvallis, or 97330 541 / 758-5760 GUANTANAMERA Woman from Guantanamo Sere = este arr. Gene Glickman Guan-tan-a-me-ra gua-ji-ra Guan-tan-a-me-ra (la li - ber-tad)_ Guan-tan-a-me-ra (pa - ra nuestros pueb-Ios) Lf Guan-tan-a-me-ra (la li - ber-tad)_ (pa - ra nuestros pueb-los) = ra nuestros pueb-los) gueji-ra Goan-tan-a-me guaji-ra Guan-tan-a-me— guaji-ra Goan-tan-a-me ra Guan-tan-a-me - ra, Yo soy un_hom-bre sin-ce-ro mp. + tan -a-me - ra De don-de Dedonde ere-ce Ie pal-ma Yosoy un hom-bre sin-ce-ro De don-de © 2000 by earthsongs mf. cre + ce la pal-ma__. Yian-tes de mo-rir - me quie - ro a B-char mis co la pal-ma (Li - bertad!) Y_an-tes de mo-rir - me quie my + Gla palma (jLi-bertad!) Yan-tetde mo-rir - me que - 10 ™, B- char mis cre - ce la pal-ma ((Li - bertad!) Yan-tes de mo-rir - mequie - ro B-char mis Tp Refrain, 19 Ten ee 2 Pp Mi ver-so_e8 Y¥ de_uncar-min en-cendi-do: versos dela - ma, Guan = tan = a-me - ra, Guan en = cendi-do:— Mi ver-so.es de_un ver- Guan - tan - a - me- va Ydeuncar-min en - cendi-do:

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