TWO COUNTRIES HAVE I song lyrics
by Joel Sattler

[based on a translation of DOS PATRIAS by Jose Marti]

two countries have I
Cuba and the night
two countries have I
that doesn't make it right

when sets the sun
they both are one
two countries have I
Cuba and the night

carnation rose
and the long black veil
my Cuba knows
the endless dusk of jail

the widow land
the trembling hand
holds the empty part
that once was my heart

now's a good time
to start in to die
night time is fine
to say our last goodbye

light is a bar
like the human word
it travels far
to be left unheard

the universe
talks much better than
the endless curse
from the mouth of man

and like a flag
to the battle calls
the candle drags
on the shadowed walls

open windows wide
and my soul is shut
there's nowhere to hide
but I don't know what

carnation leaves
breaking like a cloud
and the widow grieves
with her back unbowed

she passes by
looks me in the eye
her face is white
and the morn is bright

when sets the sun
they both are one
two countries have I
Cuba and the night

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