La Guitarra del Joven Soldado de Silvio Rodriguez

Here's another song by that 60's, revolutionary, Cuban troubadour, Silvio Rodriguez. This one is called La Guitarra del Joven Soldado. The song is about a soldier and his guitar, which he quietly plays in the barracks late at night. The song's last line is "la guitarra del joven soldado es su mejor fusil"; this translates to "the young soldier's guitar is his best rifle".

Enjoy!



Ciao,
Erik Barragan

Ojala de Silvio Rodriguez

I present you one of my favorite songs: Ojala by Silvio Rodriguez, one of the founders of the Cuban Nueva Trova movement of the 1960's.

Ojala is about a heartbroken man hoping the love of his life would simply vanish, so his pain, his memories and his songs wouldn't revolve around her any longer. Enjoy!



Ciao,
Erik Barragan