Canto a Camilo - Carlos Puebla

Te canto, porque no es cierto

Que te hayas muerto, Camilo

Te canto, porque estás vivo

Y no porque te hayas muerto

Porque estás vivo en el alma

Del pueblo de tu cariño

En la risa de los niños

Y en el verde de las palmas

Te canto, porque estás vivo, Camilo

Y no porque te hayas muerto

Te canto, porque estás vivo, Camilo

Y no porque te hayas muerto

Porque vives, justiciero

En el hierro bravo y fino

Del machete campesino

Y del fusil del obrero

Porque vive tu presencia

En el pueblo que te estudia

Porque estás vivo en la lucha

Y vivo en la independencia

Te canto, porque estás vivo, Camilo

Y no porque te hayas muerto

Te canto, porque estás vivo, Camilo

Y no porque te hayas muerto

Porque estás vivo soldado

Por la patria siempre en vela

Porque estás vivo en la escuela

En la tierra y el arado

Vivo tu rostro de miel

En la estrella solitaria

Vivo en la reforma agraria

Y en el sueño de Fidel

Te canto, porque estás vivo, Camilo

Y no porque te hayas muerto

Te canto, porque estás vivo, Camilo

Y no porque te hayas muerto

Vivo estará en la pelea

Tu brazo de guerrillero

Si por el patrio sendero

Asoma una mala idea

Y despúes noble y tranquilo

Como en el momento aquél

Oirás de nuevo a Fidel

Preguntar ¿voy bien, Camilo?

I sing to you, because it is not true

That you died, Camilo

I sing to you, because you are alive

And not because you died

Because you are alive in the soul

From the town of your love

In the laughter of children

And in the green of the palms

I sing to you, because you are alive, Camilo

And not because you died

I sing to you, because you are alive, Camilo

And not because you died

Because you live, vigilante

In the brave and fine iron

of the peasant machete

And from the worker's rifle

Because your presence lives

In the town that studies you

Cause you're alive in the fight

And I live in independence

I sing to you, because you are alive, Camilo

And not because you died

I sing to you, because you are alive, Camilo

And not because you died

because you are alive soldier

For the country always on watch

Cause you're alive at school

In the land and the plow

I live your honey face

on the lonely star

I live in agrarian reform

And in Fidel's dream

I sing to you, because you are alive, Camilo

And not because you died

I sing to you, because you are alive, Camilo

And not because you died

Alive will be in the fight

Your guerrilla arm

Yes, along the native path

A bad idea pops up

And then noble and quiet

As in that moment

You will hear Fidel again

Ask, am I doing well, Camilo?