Sangre Grande [Instrumental]

Uploaded by William Calliste

SANGRE GRANDE performed by Moonlight Serenaders ..............................................................................................................................


A Note From The Gull

Thank you, Moonlight Serenaders.  Home!!!

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare

Dama Antañona [Instrumental]

Uploaded by IsDePanInMe

DAMA ANTAÑONA [Venezuelan waltz]

Performed by Los Tocadores
Composed by Francisco de Paula Aguirre (October 20, 1875 – 1939).

De limpidos blasones
tu fuiste la rosa
románticos galanes
dijeron ayer
que trigueña tan linda que vi
al salir de la misa de diez.

Mirándote bajabas
la frente de nácar,
y candida esqivavan
tus ojos la luz
encendiendo fugaz el rubor
en las blondas del velo andaluz.

Dama antañona gentil
el honor fué tu escudo
supo en sus galas unir
el amor y el hogar,
noches de luna escuchó
al balcón serenatas
y de rendido galan aceptó
las ternezas bailando un vals.

Lindísimas muchachas
del tiempo de ahora
de púrpura los labios,
los ojos carbón,
falda corta, mejillas carmín,
desenvueltas con aire de sport.

Histéricas miradas
que al hombre provocan,
y lúbricos esguinces
que impone el fox-trot;
sin embargo su ser lleva en si
inocencia, virtud y candor.

Loca de dicha puéril
inventó raro traje:
quiso en dancing lucir
el disfraz del ayer
largas enaguas vistió
y, al prender la mantilla,
la caraqueña probo ser eterna,
como antes, mujer y flor.
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A Note From The Gull

Thank you, Los Tocadores! IsDePanInMe, I really appreciate your selection of photos. They capture the enjoyment of the dance, especially the photo which makes its appearance at 2:08. I love how they are looking at each other. So beautiful!

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare

Black Cake and Sorrel [Instrumental]

Uploaded by Mastamindproductions

BLACK CAKE AND SORREL
By Shaun Noel and Da Spirits
TO PURCHASE CD
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A Note From The Gull

Thank you, Da Spirits! This is home music! I don't whether to cry or to dance. Well I done start crying anyway as soon as I saw the black cakes in the Danish butter cookies pans at position 1:32 in the video above. Whoever made this video, you couldn't have known but that was one piece of wickedness you did there.

Mama, Mama, Mama!! Where are you? Remember how you used to eagerly save those tins to use for baking Christmas black cake? You always seemed to be waiting for us to finish off the cookies so you could get the tin. I see your hands lining the tins with wax paper. I see you pouring the batter and then using the cocoyea stick to test if the baking was done and then after they cooled, you would carefully pour more sherry over the tops of the cakes and close the lids with a look of triumph on your face. "Black cake done! What's next?"

I love you Mama, I love you too bad!

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare