This Land Is Your Land
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| «This Land Is Your Land» | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canción de Woody Guthrie | ||
| Publicación | 1945 | |
| Grabación | 1944 | |
| Género | Folk | |
| Escritor(es) | Woody Guthrie | |
| Idioma original | inglés | |
| País de origen | Estados Unidos | |
"This Land Is Your Land" ("Esta tierra es tu tierra") es una de las canciones más famosas de la música folk de Estados Unidos. La letra la escribió Woody Guthrie en 1940, basada en una melodía ya existente y en respuesta a la canción "God Bless America" de Irving Berlin, que Woody consideraba irreal y autocomplaciente. Cansado de escuchar a Kate Smith cantando "God Bless America" en la radio, escribió una canción en respuesta llamada "God Blessed America for Me".[1] Guthrie varió las letras incluyendo varias frases políticas que simpatizaban con algunos puntos de vista del comunismo.[2]
Lo siguiente es la letra original[3] escrita el 23 de febrero de 1940, en la habitación de Guthrie en el hotel Hanover de Nueva York, mostrando sus correcciones. La frase "This land was made for you and me" (Esta tierra fue hecha para mí y para ti) no aparece literalmente en el manuscrito al final de cada verso, pero está implícita porque Guthrie las escribió en la parte superior de la página y porque canto esa frase posteriormente.
El título original era "God Blessed America" (Dios bendijo América), pero fue tachado y reemplazado por "This Land Was Made For You & Me" (Esta tierra fue hecha para mí y para ti). Por lo que aparenta que el título original de 1940 era "This Land"(Esta tierra).
- This land is your land, and this land is my land
- From the California to the
StatenNew York Island,- From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters,
God blessed America for me.- [This land was made for you and me.]
- As I went walking that ribbon of highway
- And saw above me that endless skyway,
- And saw below me the golden valley, I said:
God blessed America for me.- [This land was made for you and me.]
- I roamed and rambled and followed my footsteps
- To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts,
- And all around me, a voice was sounding:
God blessed America for me.- [This land was made for you and me.]
- Was a high wall there that tried to stop me
- A sign was painted said: Private Property,
- But on the back side it didn't say nothing —
God blessed America for me.- [This land was made for you and me.]
- When the sun come shining, then I was strolling
- In wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling;
- The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting:
God blessed America for me.- [This land was made for you and me.]
- One bright sunny morning in the shadow of the steeple
- By the Relief Office I saw my people —
- As they stood hungry, I stood there wondering if
God blessed America for me.- [This land was made for you and me.]
De acuerdo a Joe Klein,[3] luego de que Guthrie compuso la canción "se olvidó por completo y no hizo nada con ella por unos 5 años." (Como existe una grabación de marzo, 1944, Klein debería haber dicho "cuatro años".)
Letra original de 1944
- This land is your land, this land is my land
- From California to the New York Island
- From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
- This land was made for you and me.
- As I went walking that ribbon of highway
- I saw above me that endless skyway
- I saw below me that golden valley
- This land was made for you and me.
- I roamed and I rambled and I followed my footsteps
- To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
- While all around me a voice was sounding
- This land was made for you and me.
- When the sun came shining, and I was strolling
- And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
- A voice was chanting, As the fog was lifting,
- This land was made for you and me.
- This land is your land, this land is my land
- From California to the New York Island
- From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
- This land was made for you and me.
