In his letter
the Cuban
songwriter
expressed:
"Those who don’t
want Cuba and
the USA united,
sing together,
talk and
understand each
other, didn’t
let me arrive
there. They are
the ones who
think the world
is divided into
powerful and
weak (…). Those
who never
forgive that
even though we
are a small
Island we had
decided to live
standing".
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Letter of Silvio
Rodriguez to the
U.S Musician
Pete Seeger
May 7, 2009,
4:30 pm
Admired and
beloved Maestro
Pete Seeger:
In these moments
the tribute
concert that
dozens of
singers are
justly offering
you is being
celebrated.
Passing through
my mind are some
of the times
that I have had
the privilege of
enjoying your
talent, which
has seduced
multitudes. I
remember you in
Havana, singing
in solidarity
along with the
Sound
Experimentation
Group; I
remember you in
that tour that
was dedicated to
Victor Jara,
through several
cities in Italy;
and I am also
reliving that
frosty night in
February 1980 in
which,
responding to
your call, we
traveled from
New York to
Poughkeepsie and
we listened to
your "Snow,
Snow," the
masterwork of
someone asking
questions of a
winter
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I tried to come
back to be with
you today, but,
as you well
know, I was not
allowed to get
there by those
who do not want
the US and Cuba
to get together,
to sing to each
other, to talk
to each other,
to understand
each other. They
are the ones who
think that the
world is divided
into the
powerful and the
weak; the ones
who only
appreciate those
who are rich and
strong. They are
the ones who do
not forgive us
for the fact
that, even
though we are
small, we have
decided to live
standing up on
our feet.
Reality cries
out that these
brutes must be
getting fewer
and fewer in
number, but
somehow that
minority still
rules and gives
the orders. Some
of them saw
danger in the
idea that we
would meet and
that a simple
act of
brotherhood
would symbolize
two neighbor
peoples who can
agree in song
and in
affection.
But not just me,
dear Pete: all
my worthy and no
doubt improvable
people admire
you, respect
you, and
celebrate your
honorable nine
decades
defending social
justice, peace,
and culture.
Here no one sees
you as a danger,
but as an
extraordinary
friend whom we
are not allowed
to embrace as
freely as we
would like. That
is why not just
I, but all of
this Cuba that
loves you,
blockaded still
by the abusers,
is at your side
now singing your
prophetic ‘We
Shall Overcome'
and the
‘Guantanamera'
of our Marti.
A kiss for Toshi
and a big hug
for you from
Silvio Rodriguez
Domínguez
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