Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma." - Meaning and context.">
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I am an honest man
From where the palm tree grows,
And I want, before I die,
to cast these verses from my soul.
 • I (Yo soy un hombre sincero) as translated by Esther Allen in José Martí : Selected Writings (2002), p. 273,
• Variant translations:
• A sincere man am I
From the land where palm trees grow,
And I want before I die
My soul's verses to bestow.
 • "A Sincere Man Am I", as translated by Manuel A. Tellechea, in Versos Sencillos: Simple Verses (1997)
• 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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Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma.

— José Martí

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma." in the context of "I am an honest man
From where the palm tree grows,
And I want, before I die,
to cast these verses from my soul.
 • I (Yo soy un hombre sincero) as translated by Esther Allen in José Martí : Selected Writings (2002), p. 273,
• Variant translations:
• A sincere man am I
From the land where palm trees grow,
And I want before I die
My soul's verses to bestow.
 • "A Sincere Man Am I", as translated by Manuel A. Tellechea, in Versos Sencillos: Simple Verses (1997)
• 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." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "José Martí" (Quotes, Simple Verses (1891): Versos sencillos (1891)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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José Martí

About José Martí

José Julián Martí Pérez (28 January 1853 – 19 May 1895) was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature. He was very politically active and is considered an important philosopher and political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence from the Spanish Empire in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence" (El Apostol de la Independencia Cubana).