My Revolutionary by Yosimar Reyes
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0:02 - 0:03You tell me you dont like the city
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0:03 - 0:04That these buildings, this concrete
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0:04 - 0:06Numbs the senses, cages the spirit,
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0:06 - 0:09And baby, your spirit was meant to be free.
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0:09 - 0:11You my love were born to be revolutionary
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0:11 - 0:13Like the winds we felt sitting on top of the world
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0:13 - 0:16Free like the tobacco you offered me to blow blessings
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0:16 - 0:19Free like palabras sagradas que salen de tu boca
(like Sacred words that flow from your lips) -
0:19 - 0:21Y las rimas femeninas y masculinas
(and the feminine and masculine rhymes) -
0:21 - 0:22that you bust here on stage.
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0:22 - 0:24You are my revolutionary
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0:24 - 0:25Not a guerrero (warrior) but a healer
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0:25 - 0:27Because in times of conflict, mi rey (my king) you heal.
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0:27 - 0:30And more than body I must agree with you that you are spirit
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0:30 - 0:33Because more than your flesh I am in love con el Corazon que tienes (with the heart that you carry)
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0:33 - 0:36You are the reason why I love men with noble hearts
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0:36 - 0:39The reason why I dont mind sharing a bed with someone
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0:39 - 0:41For men like you I would ride a million BARTs
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0:41 - 0:42Get lost in Oakland
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0:42 - 0:44And find your house beneath the brightest star
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0:44 - 0:45Mi Vida (my Love)
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0:45 - 0:47You come from tierra (land)
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0:47 - 0:48Where the spirits of those who failed to cross over roam
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0:48 - 0:50You come from el desierto (the desert)
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0:50 - 0:52But baby we all know you are not deserted
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0:52 - 0:55You got me and together we are 4 spirits
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0:55 - 0:56Like the 4 directions
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0:56 - 0:58You got the creator behind you
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0:58 - 0:59You are his creation
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0:59 - 1:00His masterpiece
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1:00 - 1:04And in this journey you are travelling
you have managed to leave your footprints in my heart. -
1:04 - 1:05I carry your breath in my hair
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1:05 - 1:07Your teachings in my two spirits
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1:07 - 1:09You are fluid
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1:09 - 1:11Como los Rios que nuestra gente a cruzado
(like the rivers our people have crossed) -
1:11 - 1:14You remind me that the only possessions we have in this world
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1:14 - 1:16Are our bodies and our voice
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1:16 - 1:17And the combination of the two must be used
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1:17 - 1:19To honor the spirits of los antepasados (the ancestors)
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1:19 - 1:21This life is a ritual
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1:21 - 1:24And in its sacredness I am so glad I am able to hug you
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1:24 - 1:25You are my revolutionary
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1:25 - 1:27And as you make your transition back home
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1:27 - 1:28Into the arms of your mother
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1:28 - 1:29Into the lips of your father
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1:29 - 1:31I ask that you take this poem with you
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1:31 - 1:34I ask that you take a memory of me with you
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1:34 - 1:36Plant these, en la tierra que te vio nacer
(in the land that gave birth to you) -
1:36 - 1:38En esa tierra que hacido bautizada
(the land that has been baptized) -
1:38 - 1:41Con la sangre sagrada de nuestra gente
(with the blood of our people) -
1:41 - 1:42And I will assure you
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1:42 - 1:43That where ever you be
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1:43 - 1:44This love will sprout anew
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1:44 - 1:47Como el sol por las mananas (like the sun light in the morning)
this poem will shine on you. -
1:47 - 1:49Now go, to where ever home is,
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1:49 - 1:50Knowing that in San Jose
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1:50 - 1:53You leave a brown boy
that has nothing but love and respect for you. -
1:53 - 1:54In the mean time,
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1:54 - 1:55I will stay here
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1:55 - 1:57in this shitty city, in this cage,
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1:57 - 1:59Singing and singing
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1:59 - 2:00Till this system crumbles
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2:00 - 2:01Till borders break
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2:01 - 2:03And our people become awake
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2:03 - 2:04I will be here
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2:04 - 2:06Singing and singing till the day
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2:06 - 2:09In which we are all free to return
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2:09 - 2:10HOME.
- Title:
- My Revolutionary by Yosimar Reyes
- Description:
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Yosimar Reyes, "two-spirit and gangsta'," is a poet and activist based in San Jose, California. His work is included in Mariposas: A Modern Anthology of Queer Latino Poetry. Listen to more of his poetry at www.myspace.com/yosimarreyes
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Captions by: the Radical access Mapping Project
http://radicalaccessiblecommunities.wordpress.com/ - Video Language:
- English
- Duration:
- 02:15
Radical Access Mapping Project edited English subtitles for My Revolutionary by Yosimar Reyes | ||
Radical Access Mapping Project edited English subtitles for My Revolutionary by Yosimar Reyes | ||
Radical Access Mapping Project edited English subtitles for My Revolutionary by Yosimar Reyes | ||
Radical Access Mapping Project edited English subtitles for My Revolutionary by Yosimar Reyes | ||
Radical Access Mapping Project edited English subtitles for My Revolutionary by Yosimar Reyes | ||
Radical Access Mapping Project edited English subtitles for My Revolutionary by Yosimar Reyes | ||
Radical Access Mapping Project edited English subtitles for My Revolutionary by Yosimar Reyes | ||
Radical Access Mapping Project edited English subtitles for My Revolutionary by Yosimar Reyes |