Translation of the song Guantanamera (1966) artist Joe Dassin

Guantanamera, ma ville, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, my town, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, ma ville, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, my town, Guantanamera

C'était un homme en déroute

He was a man on the run

C'était un frère sans doute

He was without a doubt [like] a brother

Il n'avait ni liens, ni place

He had neither connections nor a home

Et sur les routes de l'exil

And on the roads of exile

Sur les sentiers, sur les places

Along the paths and in [divers] places

Il me parlait de sa ville

He'd speak to me of his town

Guantanamera, ma ville, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, my town, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, ma ville, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, my town, Guantanamera

Yo soy un hombre sincero

I'm a sincere man

De donde crece la palma

From where the palm tree grows

Y antes de morirme quiero

And before I die I want to

Echar mis versos del alma

Pour out my soulful verses

Mi verso es de un verde claro

My verse is of a pristine green

Y de un carmín encendido

And of a fiery carmine

Mi verso es un ciervo herido

My verse is of an injured stag

Que busca en el monte amparo

Searching for a haven in the mountains

Con los pobres de la tierra

To the poor of the land

Quiero yo mi suerte echar

I want to pour out my luck

Y el arroyo de la sierra

And the sierra's stream

Me complace más que el mar

Fill me with more joy than the sea

Guantanamera, ma ville, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, my town, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, ma ville, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, my town, Guantanamera

Il me reste toute la terre

I still have the whole land

Mais je n'en demandais pas autant

But I didn't ask for that much

Quand j'ai passé la frontière

When I passed the frontier

Il n'y avait plus rien devant

There no longer was anything before me

J'allais d'escale en escale

I'd go from layover to layover

Loin de ma terre natale

Far away from my native home

Guantanamera, ma ville, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, my town, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, ma ville, Guantanamera

Guantanamera, my town, Guantanamera