¡Viva viernes! (Long live Friday! In other words, TGIF!)
La fecha es el dos (2) de agosto del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is August 2, 2024.)
This week we are serenaded by José Luis Rodríguez to the Venezuelan classic Moliendo Café (Grinding Coffee).
“Cuando la tarde languidece, renacen las sombras” (When the evening languishes, the shadows are reborn).
“Y en la quietud los cafetales vuelven a sentir esa triste canción de amor de la vieja molienda que en el letargo de la noche parece gemir” (And in the stillness, the coffee plantations get back to feeling that sad love song of the old coffee mill that seems to moan in the lethargy of the night).
“Una pena de amor y una tristeza lleva el zambo Manuel en su amargura” (A sorrow of love and a sadness carry mixed Manuel in his bitterness).
“Pasa incansable la noche moliendo cafe” (He spends the night non-stop grinding coffee.)
¡Cantemos y bailemos! (Let’s sing and dance!) Sing along to la letra (the lyrics).
¡Que tengas un viernes viscoso! (May you have a viscous Friday!)
L. A. Feliz