- Music written by
- Julián Orbón
- Original music written by
- Joseíto Fernández
- Original lyrics written by
- José Martí
- Composition date
- 1958
- Language
- Spanish
- Adapted from
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Versos sencillos written by José Martí -
Lyrics
Guajira Guantanamera written by Joseíto Fernández - Music/Chorus
- Comments
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It was Julián Orbón who had the idea of adapting some verses of Jose Martí’s “Versos sencillos” to the tune of “Guajira Guantanamera”, as documented by the Cuban poet Cintio Vitier in his book "Lo cubano en la poesía”: “[Era una] experiencia inolvidable oír a Orbón cantar los versos de Martí con la música de La guantanamera” (It was an unforgettable experience to hear Orbón singing Martí’s verses to the tune of La guantanamera).
This version became extremely popular in Cuba thanks to the singer-songwriter Leo Brouwer, who sang it in 1961, while Orbón’s pupil Héctor Angulo introduced ”La guantanamera” to Pete Seeger, who in turn had the idea of registering the song as written and arranged by Martí/Angulo/Seeger. - Licensing
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Song
Versions
Guantanamera written by Julián Orbón Spanish
Guantanamera written by Julián Orbón instrumental
Guantanamera written by Ivica Krajač Croatian
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Ivica Šerfezi | 1967 |
Franta má péra written by Wabi Daněk Czech
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Franta má péra | Wabi Daněk | 1999 | First release |
Guantanamera written by Thøger Olesen Danish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Gitte Hænning - Ole Høyers Orkester | 1967 | First release | ||
Guantanamere | Bullerfnis | 1992 |
Anna Paulowna written by Peter Boronov Dutch
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Anna Paulowna | Rob de Nijs | 1966 | First release |
Guantanamera written by Mark Spiro English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Audrey Landers | 1984 | First release |
Guantanamera written by Jussi Raittinen Finnish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Reijo Hirvelä - Mats Olssonin orkesteri ja kuoro | 1966 | First release |
Guantanamera written by Jean-Michel Rivat French
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Joe Dassin | November 1965 | First release | ||
Guantanamera | Nana Mouskouri avec Christian Chevalier et son orchestre | November 1966 |
Guantanamera written by Tony Roman, Stéphane Venne French
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Claude Sorel | July 1966 | First release | ||
Guantanamera | Nanette | 1966 | |||
Guantanamera | Les Miladys | 1967 |
Guantanamera written by Christian Bruhn, Georg Buschor German
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Manuela | 1968 | First release | ||
Guantanamera | Birgit Hansen | 1969 | |||
Guantanamera | Marianne Rosenberg | November 1971 | |||
Guantanamera | Dieter Thomas Kuhn und Band | 2006 |
Guantanamera written by Dhana Moray, Jack White [DE] German
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Andrea Jürgens | 1984 | First release |
Verträumtes Guantanamera written by Elke Martens German
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Verträumtes Guantanamera | Elke Martens | 1995 | First release |
I kohs nemme heera written by Benny Jäger, Manfred Arold, Marcel Hafner German
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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I kohs nemme heera | Herrn Stumpfes Zieh & Zupf Kapelle | 2012 | First release |
Guantanamera written by Lilibert German
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Felicia Weathers | 1968 | |||
Guantanamera | Chris Roberts | 1972 | |||
Guantanamera | Medium Terzett | 1976 |
Guantanamera written by Gianni Boncompagni Italian
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Betty Curtis | 1966 | First release | ||
Guantanamera | Jimmy Fontana | 1966 |
Guantanamera (Guajira) written by Zucchero Italian
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera (Guajira) | Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari | October 19, 2012 | First release |
Caimanera written by Carlos Puebla, Robert Wyatt Spanish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Caimanera | Robert Wyatt | 1980 | First release |
Guantanamera written by Per-Anders Boquist Swedish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Country Four | 1966 | First release | ||
Guantanamera | Jerry Williams [SE] | 1967 |
Guantanamera written by Ove Engström Swedish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Ove Engström och Ulla Roxby | 1975 | First release Medley |
Fan ta mej mera written by Ewert Ljusberg Swedish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Fan ta mej mera | Ewert Ljusberg | 1981 | First release |
Panta nå mera written by Stefan Livh Swedish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Panta nå mera | Rally | 1998 | First release |
Guantanamera written by Bengt Haslum Swedish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Lars Lönndahl | 1966 |
Draw Dros y Moroedd written by Ann Clee Welsh
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Draw Dros y Moroedd | Mary Hopkin | June 1968 | First release |
Guantanamera written by [Unknown] English (not verified yet)
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Guantanamera | Strings for Young Lovers | 1968 | Unverified |
Fischflossenflipflops written by Willy Astor German (not verified yet)
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Voll Chlore | Willy Astor | 2001 | Unverified | ||
Fischflossenflipflops | Willy Astor mit Otto (Otto) | 2014 | Unverified |
Zon op m'n piemel written by [Unknown] Dutch (not verified yet)
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Zon op m'n piemel | Zonnie M. | Unverified |