A Luis Emilio Recabarren
Víctor Jara Lyrics
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mi guitarra de cantor,
martillo de los mineros,
arado del labrador.
Recabarren,
Luis Emilio Recabarren,
simplemente, doy las gracias
Con el viento, con el viento
de la pampa
tu voz sopla por el centro
y por el sur.
Ã?rbol de tanta esperanza
naciste en medio del sol
tu fruto madura y canta
hacia la liberación.
(1969)
In Victor Jara's song "A Luis Emilio Recabarren," he speaks directly to Luis Emilio Recabarren, a prominent Chilean labor leader and politician. Jara entrusts his guitar, a symbol of his voice and musical activism, to Recabarren's open hands, acknowledging his role as a mentor for working-class struggles. Jara also compares Recabarren's leadership to both the hammer of the miners and the plow of the farmer, highlighting the essential role he played in organizing and advocating for the rights of the Chilean working class.
Furthermore, Jara praises Recabarren for his "light," or guidance and inspiration, suggesting that his influence continues to reverberate through Chilean society, even after his death. Jara also invokes the winds of the pampas, a vast, grassy plain in South America, as a metaphor for the spread of Recabarren's ideas and principles throughout the country. Finally, Jara describes Recabarren as a tree of hope, an allusion to the fact that he was born in poverty but rose to become a powerful voice for working people, and that his legacy will continue to bear fruit in the ongoing struggle for liberation.
Overall, "A Luis Emilio Recabarren" is a tribute to a beloved and revered figure in Chilean history, as well as a call to continue his work of advocating for the rights and dignity of the working class.
Line by Line Meaning
Pongo en tus manos abiertas
I place in your open hands
mi guitarra de cantor,
My guitar as a singer,
martillo de los mineros,
Hammer of the miners,
arado del labrador.
Plow of the farmer.
Recabarren,
Recabarren,
Luis Emilio Recabarren,
Luis Emilio Recabarren,
simplemente, doy las gracias
Simply, I give thanks
por tu luz.
For your light.
Con el viento, con el viento
With the wind, with the wind
de la pampa
From the pampas,
tu voz sopla por el centro
Your voice blows through the center
y por el sur.
And through the south.
Árbol de tanta esperanza
Tree of so much hope
naciste en medio del sol
You were born in the middle of the sun
tu fruto madura y canta
Your fruit matures and sings
hacia la liberación.
Towards liberation.
Lyrics © SADAIC LATIN COPYRIGHTS, INC.
Written by: VICTOR JARA
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Claudio Cancino
CANTO QUE HA SIDO VALIENTE SIEMPRE SERÁ CANCIÓN NUEVA.
Valentina Bove
Oggi, nel 1973, veniva brutalmente assassinato Victor Jara: Pinochet e i suoi torturatori come sicari, il governo di Washington DC come mandante. Chi mai oggi ricorda questo poeta, questo cantore, quest'uomo così dolce? Non riesco neppure ad immaginare come qualcuno abbia potuto fargli così tanto male...
Oasizz
Luis Emilio Recabarren, mi tatarabuelo, luchó por la libertad de su pueblo.
Cacike 97
Que honor tener descendencia de alguien tan importante para la historia de los movimientos sociales del país. Sin duda, una persona que debe volver a estudiarse con mayor profundidad. Al igual que Víctor, le agradezco a Luis Emilio por su luz!!!
leocousino
Bellísima canción.
Gorgojo Pedrolo
De las mejores canciones de Víctor Jara...dios como lo siento!
A.Fuentes
miles te recordaremos por siempre y cuando ya no estemos lo harán nuestro hijos y luego nuestros nietos te amamos Vitito❤
Ricardo Henrique Santos
11/09/2023
Ouço essa linda canção 50 anos passados do horror que tomou o Chile. Ditadura civil-militar assassina que matou, Allende, Neruda, Jara e muchos otros hermanos.
Sonia Quintana
Arbol de tanta esperanza❤❤❤
Florencia Amanda
Hermosa...