Wednesday, September 15, 2010

¡Feliz Quince!

Today is Guatemalan Independence Day and as such, I must observe it as I best know how: with food! I'm afraid that I wasn't as prepared for this quince as I am for others. It just came up so fast! Right now I have a batch of pan dulce rising (or at least resemble something that looks like rising) and my sister came over for a quick meal of refried beans, tortilla chips, and salsa. If I had been on top of things there would have been some of these:














However, the day isn't a total loss! ...as long as my bread turns out. I've been having a bit of difficulty with the rising. I don't know if it's the yeast, not giving it enough time, or if I need to move to a place that's warmer. But pan dulce will be pan dulce, nonetheless! And handmade by yours truly, which deems it as a very special occasion. After all, I could just go to a store and purchase a couple. But no, out of my devotion to mi Patria, I've decided to make them for the 2nd year in a row.

And also in honor of the Land of Eternal Spring, please stand and put your hand on your heart:

¡Guatemala feliz...! que tus aras
no profane jamás el verdugo;
ni haya esclavos que laman el yugo
ni tiranos que escupan tu faz.
Si mañana tu suelo sagrado
lo amenaza invasión extranjera,
libre al viento tu hermosa bandera
a vencer o a morir llamará.
CHORUS:
Libre al viento tu hermosa bandera
a vencer o a morir llamará;
que tu pueblo con ánima fiera
antes muerto que esclavo será.
De tus viejas y duras cadenas
tu forjaste con mano iracunda
el arado que el suelo fecunda
y la espada que salva el honor.
Nuestros padres lucharon un día
encendidos en patrio ardimiento
y lograron sin choque sangriento
colocarte en un trono de amor.
CHORUS:
Y lograron sin choque sangriento
colocarte en un trono de amor,
que de Patria, en enérgico acento,
dieron vida al ideal redentor.
Es tu enseña pedazo de cielo
en que prende una nube su albura,
y ¡ay de aquel que con ciega locura,
sus colores pretenda manchar!
Pues tus hijos valientes y altivos,
que veneran la paz cual presea,
nunca esquivan la ruda pelea
si defienden su tierra y su hogar.
CHORUS:
Nunca esquivan la ruda pelea
si defienden su tierra y su hogar,
que es tan solo el honor su alma idea
y el altar de la Patria su altar.
Recostada en el Ande soberbio,
de dos mares al ruido sonoro,
bajo el ala de grana y de oro
te adormeces del bello quetzal.
Ave indiana que vive en tu escudo,
paladión que protege tu suelo;
¡ojalá que remonte su vuelo,
más que el cóndor y el águila real!
CHORUS:
¡Ojalá que remonte su vuelo,
más que el cóndor y el águila real,
y en sus alas levante hasta el cielo,
Guatemala, tu nombre inmortal!

1 comment:

  1. Oh yum yum yum. Did you hear there was a shoot out at Tikal Futura on the 15th? They were going after some narco guy and, of course, didn't catch him. They did manage to shoot and kill some other people, though. Oh Guate.

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