His musical career started at age 17 while he was doing his military service in the recently formed FAR (Revolutionary Armed Forces) created in late 1961 after the failed invasion of Cuba by the U.S.A. led mainly by the C.I.A. and the Cuban exiles in that country, the self-titled "Gusanos", ordered by former president John F. Kennedy.
The bombings by the U.S.A. where targeted mainly towards the urban settlements in La Habana, Santiago de Cuba and San Antonio de los Baños, the latter in which Silvio was living at the time. He was working as an educator for the Alphabetization Program of the Revolution in which he taught History, Mathematics, Geography, Grammar and Politics.
Esteban Baños was the friend that taught him how to play guitar while they were in the army, it was around 1964 when Silvio wrote his first songs. In 1967 he finished his Army training and started his career as a musician mainly as a solo artist but also shortly as a part of the Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC (GESI).
Canción Urgente Para Nicaragua
Silvio Rodríguez Lyrics
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Se partió en Nicaragua otro hierro caliente
Con que el águila daba su señal a la gente
Con que el águila daba su señal a la gente
Se partió en Nicaragua otra soga con cebo
Se partió en Nicaragua otra soga con cebo
Con que el águila ataba por el cuello al obrero
Se ha prendido la hierba dentro del continente
Las fronteras se besan y se ponen ardientes
Me recuerdo de un hombre que por esto moría
Y que viendo este día como espectro del monte
Jubiloso reía
El espectro es Sandino, con Bolívar y el Che
El espectro es Sandino, con Bolívar y el Che
Porque el mismo camino caminaron los tres
Porque el mismo camino caminaron los tres
Estos tres caminantes, con idéntica suerte
Estos tres caminantes, con idéntica suerte
Ya se han hecho gigantes, ya burlaron la muerte
Ya se han hecho gigantes, ya burlaron la muerte
Ahora el águila tiene su dolencia mayor
Nicaragua le duele, pues le duele el amor
Y le duele que el niño vaya sano a la escuela
Porque de esa madera de justicia y cariño
No se afila su espuela, epa
Andará Nicaragua su camino en la gloria
Andará Nicaragua su camino en la gloria
Porque fue sangre sabia la que hizo su historia
Porque fue sangre sabia la que hizo su historia
Te lo dice un hermano que ha sangrado contigo
Te lo dice un hermano que ha sangrado contigo
Te lo dice un cubano, te lo dice un amigo
Te lo dice un cubano, te lo dice un amigo
The song "Canción Urgente Para Nicaragua" by Silvio Rodríguez is a passionate tribute to Nicaragua and its people during a time of political upheaval. In the first two stanzas, Rodríguez describes how a hot iron and a rope with bait have broken in Nicaragua, which were symbols used by the eagle to signal and control the people. This metaphor refers to the oppressive regime that had a hold on the country, but with the breaking of these artifacts, the people are freed.
Rodríguez goes on to say that the flames of revolution have spread throughout the continent, and he remembers a man who died fighting for the cause. However, even in death, the man was jubilant because he knew that his legacy would live on through the struggle. The chorus speaks of Sandino, Bolívar, and Che Guevara, all famous revolutionaries who faced similar challenges and paved the way for the people of Nicaragua to follow in their footsteps.
The final stanza focuses on Nicaragua's future, saying that it will walk its path to glory because of the wise blood that made its history. The final lines are especially poignant as Rodríguez, a fellow Latin American, declares that he has bled with Nicaragua and that it has his unwavering support.
Overall, the song echoes the spirit of resistance and the hope for a better future, not just for Nicaragua, but for all oppressed peoples around the world. It is a powerful call to action, an anthem for those who struggle for justice and freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
Se partió en Nicaragua otro hierro caliente
Another hot iron has been split in Nicaragua
Con que el águila daba su señal a la gente
That the eagle gave its signal to the people
Se partió en Nicaragua otra soga con cebo
Another rope with bait has been broken in Nicaragua
Con que el águila ataba por el cuello al obrero
That the eagle tied the worker by the neck with it
Se ha prendido la hierba dentro del continente
The grass has ignited within the continent
Las fronteras se besan y se ponen ardientes
The borders kiss and become fiery
Me recuerdo de un hombre que por esto moría
I remember a man who died for this
Y que viendo este día como espectro del monte Jubiloso reía
And who, seeing this day as a specter of the mountain, laughed joyfully
El espectro es Sandino, con Bolívar y el Che
The specter is Sandino, together with Bolívar and Che
Porque el mismo camino caminaron los tres
Because they walked the same path
Estos tres caminantes, con idéntica suerte
These three travelers, with similar fate
Ya se han hecho gigantes, ya burlaron la muerte
Now they have become giants, already having cheated death
Ahora el águila tiene su dolencia mayor
Now the eagle has its greater pain
Nicaragua le duele, pues le duele el amor
Nicaragua hurts, because love hurts
Y le duele que el niño vaya sano a la escuela
And it hurts that the child goes healthy to school
Porque de esa madera de justicia y cariño No se afila su espuela, epa
Because from that wood of justice and love, its spur cannot be sharpened
Andará Nicaragua su camino en la gloria
Nicaragua will walk its path to glory
Porque fue sangre sabia la que hizo su historia
Because it was wise blood that made its history
Te lo dice un hermano que ha sangrado contigo
A brother who has bled with you tells you this
Te lo dice un cubano, te lo dice un amigo
A Cuban tells you this, a friend tells you this
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Silvio Rodriguez
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@Literatura_Universal
Gracias por este tema, Silvio Rodríguez. Mucho éxito para Cuba. Te lo dice un nica, te lo dice un amigo.
@leandrourbina8727
Los cubanos son nuestros Hermanos
Viva Nicaragua
Viva cuba
@josuecastellon3615
Nicaragua llena de espíritu de lucha nunca nos damos por vencido.
@franciscodc7139
Saludos desde mexico hermanos nicaraguences viva la vida viva mexico. Viva nicaragua
@leoss79
Viva Mexico!!!
Viva CUBA!!!
Viva Nicaragua!!!
Viva Toda Latino America!!!
Que algun Dia sera Toda libre de la
Espuela del Aguila imperialista.
@josuedavidrojaspalacios9328
Leo Ss 😂😂 solo verga
@josuedavidrojaspalacios9328
Leo Ss se va acabar toda dictadura comunista 🇳🇮🇺🇸🇳🇮🇺🇸🇳🇮
@robertoamenabar9970
@@leoss79 hay que tener la cabeza muy lavada para no aceptar que en cuba y en nicaragua hay dictadores asesinos y millonarios.
EL SOCIALISMO ES HERMOSO EN SU TEORIA
EN LA PRACTICA LO LLEVAN A CABO GENOCIDAS COMO STALIN, CASTRO O ESTA BASURA DE ORTEGA.
LIBERTAD PARA NICARAGUA !!!!!!
y los alcahuetes que defienden a los dictdores deben ser exterminados junto con ellos !!!!!
y me cago en los yankees pero miles de nicarguenses mueren por basura y no precismente yankee.
@marlenesoto8669
Gracias silvio gran poeta 💚💓❤👍👏👏
@robertoamenabar9970
lindas palabras, una pena que ortega sea un asesino dictador, no?