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Festive Left Friday Blogging: The Return of a Friend<http://www.sabinabecker.com/2013/04/festive-left-friday-blogging-the-return-of-a-friend.html>April 12, 2013 Sabina Becker *Video:* *http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0gdFuCiFDkQ*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0gdFuCiFDkQ> Fidel Castro perhaps youve heard of him? introduces a song by Raúl Torres, in honor of a good friend of Fidels. Here are the lyrics: *In a friends goodbye there is a delayed farewell Words that freeze, wishes to have already said them Tears that cant be shed because you cant accept that hes gone Pain turned into glory, an extended dawning. For the departure of a friend who brought us back laughter There are no definitive, final farewells of ashes Such an aching heart wont believe in the taking Of death which has tried to stain his red shirt. All the tenderness of this friend dispersed on the breeze Of a people who had been asleep, Of an America broken to bits No one thinks hes gone, it was just a wee moment at Mass And hell be back with Sandino, with Che, Martí and Bolívar That trace the friend left behind, that antidote of life Against the serpent that dreams of a divided America He who raised up the beggars and shared his food His way of living will never be measured. All the friends of the friend have a soul embroidered With the phrases he uttered with a good-natured smile No one thinks hes gone, it was just a wee moment at Mass And hell be back with Sandino, with Che, Martí and Bolívar.* Translation mine. Good luck trying to keep a dry eye, too. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
