I am an honest man
From where the palm tree grows,
And I want, before I die,
to cast these verses from my soul.
Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma.
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma.
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I (Yo soy un hombre sincero) as translated by Esther Allen in José Martí : Selected Writings (2002), p. 273, ISBN 0142437042 | "A Sincere Man Am I", as translated by Manuel A. Tellechea, in Versos Sencillos: Simple Verses (1997) ISBN 1558852042 | I am a sincere man
from where the palm tree grows,
and before I die I wish
to pour forth the verses from my soul.
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