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“Hasta Siempre, Comandante, or simply “Hasta Siempre” is a 1965 Spanish song by Cuban composer Carlos Puebla. The song’s lyrics are a reply to revolutionary Che Guevara’s farewell letter when he left Cuba, in order to foster revolution in the Congo and later Bolivia, where he would be captured and executed. The lyrics recount key moments of the Cuban Revolution, glorifying Che Guevara and his role as a revolutionary commander. The song became iconic after Guevara’s death, and many left-leaning artists did their own cover versions of the song afterwards. The title is a part of Guevara’s well known saying “Hasta la Victoria Siempre” (Until Victory Always). Read on...