Hacen Mil Hombres

A Thousand Men Are Made

Hacen Mil Hombres

A thousand men were bornHacen mil hombres nacieron
as numerous as the canemultiples como la caña
those of a child, man, and townlas de un niño hombre y pueblo
tus manos are the mountaintus manos son la montaña

they are teacher and Valle Grandeson maestra y Valle Grande
they are guerrilla, they are the Granmason guerrilla, son el Granma
they are free Cuba, they are Homelandson Cuba libre, son Patria

Your hands keep livingTus manos siguen viviendo
they say: town, town, towndicen: pueblo, pueblo pueblo
Your hands keep livingTus manos siguen viviendo
they say: fire, fire, firedicen: fuego, fuego, fuego

Your hands still deadTus manos aún muertas
are livingestan viviendo
because they pull the triggerporque aprietan el gatillo
fighter guerrillacombatiente guerrillero
of that enormous riflede aquel enorme fusil
the will of the peoplesla voluntad de los pueblos

Your hands keep livingTus manos siguen viviendo
they say: fire, fire, firedicen: fuego, fuego, fuego
Your hands look for your bodyTus manos buscan tu cuerpo
they say: town, town, towndicen: pueblo, pueblo, pueblo

tus manos are being kissed by the peopletus manos las esta besando el pueblo
tus manos, tus manos "Che"tus manos, tus manos "Che"
your hands fill with faithtus manos llenan de fé
fill with faith in victoryllenan de fé en la victoria

tus manos, tus manos "Che"tus manos, tus manos "Che"
singing the people tell themcantando les dice el pueblo
"Forever, I will overcome""Hasta Siempre, Venceré"

Your hands still deadTus manos aún muertas
are fightingestan luchando
because your handsporque tus manos
they didn't cut them beggingno te las cortaron rogando
Your hands still deadTus manos aún muertas
are fightingestan luchando
because your handsporque tus manos
they didn't cut them beggingno te las cortaron rogando