Zamba del Che

Rubén Ortiz Fernández

Originale	Versione inglese di Alice Bellesi
ZAMBA DEL CHE	SONG TO CHE
Vengo cantando esta zamba	I keep on singing this song
con redoble libertario:	with drumbeat of freedom:
mataron al guerrillero	they killed the guerrilla fighter
Che Comandante Guevara.	Che Commander Guevara.
Selvas, pampas y montañas	Jungles, pampas and mountains -
patria o muerte su destino	homeland or death his destiny.
Selvas, pampas y montañas	Jungles, pampas and mountains -
patria o muerte su destino	homeland or death his destiny.
Que los derechos humanos	They violate human rights
los violan en tantas partes	in many places
en América Latina	in Latin America
domingo, lunes y martes.	on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays.
Nos imponen militares	They impose military on us
para sojuzgar los pueblos	to subjugate people
dictadores asesinos	murderers dictators
gorilas y generales.	gorillas and generals.
Explotan al campesino	They exploit the farmer
al minero y al obrero	the miner and the worker
cuanto dolor su destino,	how much pain in their destiny,
hambre miseria y sudor.	hunger misery and sweat.
Bolivar le dió el camino	Bolivar gave him the path
y Guevara lo siguió	and Guevara followed it
liberar a nuestros pueblos	free our people
del dominio explotador.	from exploitative domination.
Ya Cuba le dió la gloria	Cuba has given him glory yet
de la nación liberada.	from the freed nation.
Bolivia también le llora	Bolivia too cries for him,
su vida sacrificada.	his sacrificed life.
San Ernesto de la Higuera	“Saint Ernesto of the Fig Tree”
te llaman los campesinos	the peasants call him.
selvas, pampas y montañas	Jungles, pampas and mountains -
patria o muerte su destino.	homeland or death his destiny.