Lyrics of Canto a Camilo - Carlos Puebla

Canto a Camilo (original)

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?

(translation)

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?