Zamba del Che

Che's Zamba

Zamba del Che

I come singing this zambaVengo cantando esta zamba
With libertarian drum rollCon redoble libertario
They killed the guerrillaMataron al guerrillero
Che Commander GuevaraChe comandante Guevara

Jungles, pampas and mountainsSelvas, pampas y montañas
Homeland or death, your destinyPatria o muerte su destino
Jungles, pampas and mountainsSelvas, pampas y montañas
Homeland or death, your destinyPatria o muerte su destino

That human rightsQue los derechos humanos
They rape them in so many placesLos violan en tantas partes
In Latin AmericaEn América Latina
Sunday, Monday and TuesdayDomingo, lunes y martes
They impose military on usNos imponen militares
To subjugate the peoplesPara sojuzgar los pueblos
Dictators, murderersDictadores, asesinos
Gorillas and generalsGorilas y generales

They exploit the peasantExplotan al campesino
To the miner and the workerAl minero y al obrero
How much pain his destinyCuanto dolor su destino
Hunger, misery and painHambre miseria y dolor

Bolívar gave him the wayBolívar le dio el camino
And Guevara followed himY Guevara lo siguió
Free our peopleLiberar a nuestro pueblo
From exploitative domainDel dominio explotador

He gave Cuba gloryA Cuba le dio la gloria
From the liberated nationDe la nación liberada
Bolivia also mourns himBolivia también le llora
His sacrificed lifeSu vida sacrificada

Saint Ernest of the Fig TreeSan Ernesto de La Higuera
The peasants call itLe llaman los campesinos
Jungles, pampas and mountainsSelvas, pampas y montañas
Homeland or death, your destinyPatria o muerte su destino