Que Lindo Tener Papel - Salvador Cardenal

Written in honor of the literacy crusade that took place in 1980 one of the first programs to be implemented by the Sandinista Front for National Liberation. Duo Guardabarranco participated in this successful effort, which lowered the illiteracy rate from nearly 65% to 12% .This song expresses gratitude for the freedom of expression that the literacy crusade brought to those who had previously been unable to read or write.

How lovely to have paper - Salvador Cardenal, Nicaragua

Que lindo tener papel,
lapiz, manos, gana,
ya vos, amor, volando en
el cielo de mis inquietudes
para dejar salir
estas palomas que hacen letras
y que leeras vos
se hacen palomas que
atraviesan las ventanas de tus ojos,
ilevandote el mensaje de decirte
que son tuyas, nada mas
que son tuyas, nada mas

Que lindo tener papel ,
pencil, hands, desire,
and you, my love flying in
the sky of my aspirations,
trying to free these doves,
freeing them as they turn into letters,
and as you read these words,
they turn into doves that fly,
passing through the windows of your eyes
bursting with the message that they bring to you
These are your words, only yours,
these are your doves, only yours,
These are your words, after all

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