Transcriber's Note: Dr. José Rizal wrote this last poem before he was executed on December 30,1896 in Bagumbayan. Although the poem was originally untitled, we have opted to use the more popular reference for this poem in this edition.

Transcriber's Note: Dr. José Rizal wrote this last poem before he was executed on December 30,1896 in Bagumbayan. Although the poem was originally untitled, we have opted to use the more popular reference for this poem in this edition.

Nota del transcriptor: El Dr. José Rizal escribió este último poema antes de ser ejecutado el 30 de diciembre de 1896 en Bagumbayan. Aunque el poema carecía de título en el original, hemos optado por usar, en esta edición, el título con el que generalmente se le hace referencia.

Transcriber's note: Dr. José Rizal wrote this last poem before being executed on December 30, 1896 in Bagumbayan. Although the poem lacked a title in the original, we have chosen to use, in this edition, the title with which it is usually referred to.

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Adios, Patria adorada, region del sol querida,

Adios, beloved homeland, beloved region of the sun,

Perla del Mar de Oriente, nuestro perdido Eden!

Pearl of the East Sea, our lost Eden!

A darte voy alegre la triste mustia vida,

I give you this sad and withered life

Y fuera más brillante más fresca, más florida,

And it was brighter, fresher, more flowery,

Tambien por tí la diera, la diera por tu bien.

I love you very much.

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En campos de batalla, luchando con delirio

On battlefields, fighting with delirium

Otros te dan sus vidas sin dudas, sin pesar;

Others give you their lives without hesitation, without regret;

El sitio nada importa, ciprés, laurel ó lirio,

The place doesn't matter, cypress, laurel or lily,

Cadalso ó campo abierto, combate ó cruel martirio,

Scaffold or open field, combat or cruel martyrdom,

Lo mismo es si lo piden la patria y el hogar.

is the same if asked by home and country

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Yo muero cuando veo que el cielo se colora

I die, when I see that the sky is colored

Y al fin anuncia el día trás lóbrego capuz;

And at last it heralds the day behind gloomy hood;

Si grana necesitas para teñir tu aurora,

If grana you need to dye your aurora,

Vierte la sangre mía, derrámala en buen hora

Pour out my blood, pour it out at a good time

Y dórela un reflejo de su naciente luz.

And give it a reflection of its nascent light.

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Mis sueños cuando apenas muchacho adolescente,

My dreams when I was just a teenage boy,

Mis sueños cuando joven ya lleno de vigor,

My dreams as a young man already full of vigor,

Fueron el verte un día, joya del mar de oriente

It was seeing you one day, jewel of the eastern sea

Secos los negros ojos, alta la tersa frente,

Dry the black eyes, high the smooth forehead,

Sin ceño, sin arrugas, sin manchas de rubor.

No frown, no wrinkles, no blush spots.

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Ensueño de mi vida, mi ardiente vivo anhelo,

I dream of my life, my burning longing alive,

Salud te grita el alma que pronto va á partir!

Health shouts the soul that will soon leave!

Salud! ah que es hermoso caer por darte vuelo,

Cheers! ah that it is beautiful to fall for giving you flight,

Morir por darte vida, morir bajo tu cielo,

To die to give you life, to die under your sky,

Y en tu encantada tierra la eternidad dormir.

And in your enchanted land eternity sleep.

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Si sobre mi sepulcro vieres brotar un dia

If on my tomb you see sprouting one day

Entre la espesa yerba sencilla, humilde flor,

Among the thick simple grass, humble flower,

Acércala a tus labios y besa al alma mía,

Bring it to your lips and kiss my soul,

Y sienta yo en mi frente bajo la tumba fría

And I feel on my forehead under the cold tomb

De tu ternura el soplo, de tu hálito el calor.

From your tenderness the breath, from your breath the heat.

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Deja á la luna verme con luz tranquila y suave;

Let the moon see me with calm and soft light;

Deja que el alba envíe su resplandor fugaz,

Let the dawn send out its fleeting glow,

Deja gemir al viento con su murmullo grave,

He lets the wind groan with its grave murmur,

Y si desciende y posa sobre mi cruz un ave

And if he comes down and rests on my cross a bird