¡Viva viernes!     (Long live Friday! In other words, TGIF!)

La fecha es el dieciséis (16) de septiembre del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is September 16, 2022.)

Today we’re going to dance as we enjoy salsa from the iconic Panamanian singer Rubén Blades with his song Vida (Life).

The words of Vida are a very rich reflection on the factors in our lives that our out of our control. “Nadie escoge a su familia o a su raza cuando nace (No one chooses their family or their race when they are born), ni el ser rico, pobre, bueno, malo, valiente o cobarde (nor being rich, poor, good, bad, brave, or coward)… Cuando nacemos no sabemos ni siquiera nuestro nombre (When we’re born we don’t even know our name), ni cual será nuestro sendero, ni lo que el futuro esconde (nor what our path will be, nor what the future hides)”. Then the song highlights how we can make a difference, “¡Luchen por un mundo diferente (Fight for a different world) donde nuestro amor nunca se apague! (where our love will never go out)”.

¡Cantemos y bailemos! (Let’s sing and dance!) You can sing along to la letra (the lyrics).

¡Que tengas un viernes vital!     (May you have a vital Friday!)

L. A. Feliz

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