Luis Aguile "When I Left Cuba"

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Argentine singer and songwriter Luis Aguile was born on Feb. 34, 1936. He died in 2009. He wrote 400 songs and recorded 700. He wrote a beautiful Christmas song, "Come to My House This Christmas" ("Ven a Mi Casa Esta Navidad") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTdzjSPZv8g



However, he wrote his most famous song about Cuba and the Cuban diaspora:

Here are the lyrics in Spanish, with my super free and loose translation:

Nunca podre morirme, mi corazon no lo tengo aqui - I could never die, I don't have my heart here
Alguien me esta esperando - some body is waiting for me
me esta aguardando que vuelva aqui­ - waiting for me to come back here
Cuando sali de Cuba, - when I left Cuba
deje mi vida deje mi amor. - I left my life, I left my love
Cuando sali de Cuba, - when I left Cuba
deje enterrado mi corazon. - I left my heart buried there
Late y sigue latiendo - it beats and keeps beating
porque la tierra vida le da, - because the soil gives him life
pero llegaraun dia - but there will come a day
en que mi mano te alcanzara. - when my hand will reach you
Cuando... when I left Cuba
Una triste tormenta - a sad storm is hitting you
te esta azotando sin descansar - it's ravaging you without rest
pero el sol de tus hijos - but the sun from your children
pronto la calma te hara alcanzar - will make you reach peace
Cuando... when I left Cuba
Cuando... when I left Cuba
Deje enterrado mi corazon, - I left my heart buried there
mi corazon, mi corazon.- my heart, my heart...

http://cubanitaincolorado.blogspot.com/2009/10/cuando-sali-de-cuba-author-and-singer.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTv-NCSrKbU