Lyrics of the song “Riding with Fidel”

They say these days
Camilo and Marti have been seen
Riding along on Revolution Square.
And that leading the caravan
Slowly trots a rudderless horse
For you.

Open are the wounds that never heal
Of the men and women
who will never let you go.

Today our hearts beat in that square
It hurts so, but your people
do not want to see you go.

Man: the grateful ones are with you.
We shall all miss your great deeds.
Even Death cannot believe it took you.

Man: we learned to know you’d be eternal.
Just as Olofi and Jesus Christ,
There is not a single altar without a light for you.

Today I don’t want to call you, Comandante;
nor ‘barbudo’ nor ‘gigante’.
Or everything I know of you.

Today I want to shout “father of mine”
Do not let go of my hand
I still cannot walk without you.

Man: the grateful ones are with you.
We shall all miss your great deeds.
Even Death cannot believe it took you.

Man: we learned to know you’d be eternal.
Just as Olofi and Jesus Christ,
There is not a single altar without a light for you.

Man: the grateful ones are with you.
We shall all miss your great deeds.
Even Death cannot believe it took you.

Man: we learned to know you’d be eternal.
Just as Olofi and Jesus Christ,
There is not a single altar without a light for you.

They say that the square this morning,
Is completely full of horses,
Coming from far beyond.

A desperate crowd
of heroes with wings on their backs
Who have gathered there.

And leading the caravan
Slowly trots a riderless horse
For you.