Monday, May 28, 2012

Song Analysis

'Ojala que Llueva Cafe en el Campo" - Juan Luis Guerra

Ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo

que caiga un aguacero de yuca y te'
del cielo una "jarina" de queso blanco
y al Sur una montan~a de berro y miel

Oh,...
Ojala' que llueva cafe'

Ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo
peinar un alto cerro de trigo y mapuey
bajar por la colina de arroz graneado
y continuar el arado con tu querer

Oh,...

Ojala' el oton~o en vez de hojas secas
vista mi cosecha de petit-sale'
sembrar una llanura de batata y fresas
ojala' que llueva cafe'

Pa que en el conuco no se sufra tanto, ay ombe
ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo
pa que en Villa Va'squez oigan este canto
ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo

Ojala' que llueva cafe', ojala'a que llueva, ay ombe
ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo,
ojala' que llueva cafe'

Ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo
sembrar un alto cerro de trigo y mapuey
bajar por la colina de arroz graneado
y continuar el arado con tu querer

Oh,...

Ojala' el oton~o en vez de hojas secas
vista mi cosecha de petit-sale'
sembrar una llanura de batata y fresas
ojala' que llueva cafe'

Pa que en el conuco no se sufra tanto, oye
ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo
pa que en Los Montones oigan este canto
ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo

Ojala' que llueva, ojala' que llueva, ay ombe
ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo
Ojala' que llueva cafe'

Pa que tos los nin~os canten en el campo
ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo
pa que en La Romana oigan este canto
ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo

Ay, ojala' que llueva, ojala' que llueva, ay ombe
ojala' que llueva cafe' en el campo

Ojala' que llueva cafe

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'Ojala que Llueva Cafe en el Campo"

- Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra is From Dominican Republic.

The song was released in 1990.
Juan Luis Guerra chose to do this song Merengue.

Llegó a convertirse en el segundo disco más vendido en América Latina.

"Que caiga un aguacero de yuca y té, Del cielo una jarina de queso blanco , Y al sur una montaña de berro y miel, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, ojalá que llueva café".

La canción "Ojalá que llueva Café" muestra las necesidades del pueblo Latino Americano. Nowadays, there are about 240 million individuals living under the poverty line.

Almost half the population of Latin America must live with less than two dollars per day.

The word "Cafe" symbolizes their hope, their needs, their blessings. "Ojalá que llueva cafe en el campo" puede representar muchas cosas, fuerzas, alimento, felicidad, animo, paz, amor, etc. More than ten percent of all new-born children in the poorest countries in Latin America died within their first year of life. Juan Luis Guerra desea que Dios mande Su bendición de los cielos a su Pueblo. To say that God might bless them with their basic necessities, to help them from their hunger, struggle and sorrow. "Y continuar el arado con Tu querer" ...'Tu' = Dios Esto muestra que quiere seguir en el camino con Dios, estar bendecido y ser cuidado por El. Para que no halla pobreza y no halla escasez. Que halla Abundancia y Prosperidad. The basic meaning is Esperanza. La palabra "Llover" significa Nueva Vida. Que Llueva. El Muestra que estando con Dios cambia vidas. Te Renueva, Da esperanza y Da Crecimiento. It tells about the hopes of the poor, especially in the country (Dominican Republic). Poverty is one of the most serious structural problems in Latin America.
Political and economic transformation cost too much for Latin American countries so they are unable to fix themselves or at least to stay stable. 40 percent of all households in Latin America lived under the 'linea de probreza'. The main problems for the rural poor are a lack of food and missing of supported health- and education systems. The urban poors´ big issue is finding a regular and sufficiently paid job. The song gives them hope that it rains not only water, they hope they get the food they need at least to survive. The a lot of poverty in Dominican Republic. If it would rain Coffee there would be a better environment, better system, better education and our health would improve.

Yo creo que eso es lo que quiere todo el mundo. En ese sentido, el café es un grano muy preciado, un líquido apetecible, si llueve café es símbolo de que las cosas van major.
It is a wish for a successful harvest, the rain is one of the elements which contribute to that desired outcome. Then there would be plenty of crops to gather, instead of 'hojas secas', in the
Autumn, and they would not be suffering for the farmers.

All in All, Juan Luis Guerra came up with a song that gives people knowledge about Latin American's poverty and their hope. Its also a great Merengue song to listen to.

Que llueva cafe = Que llueva fruto, growth, alimento.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

The Incas

The Inca

http://www.discover-peru.org/inca-art-forms/

The more gold, the closer to God

The best example of pottery produced before the days of the Inca Empire is found in the ceramic produced by the Moche or Mochica culture that thrived from 100 to 700 AD in the northern Peruvian coast.

The Sun or Inti was the most important god in the Inca empire and since gold shone like the sun it was the metal that was used the most in religion ceremonies. Therefore they made vases and plates to serve food to the gods, jewelry for the nobility, knifes known as Tumis for sacrificing animals and performing surgery, they decorated their temples with sheets of gold and made altars of solid gold.

It is commonly questioned as to how the Incas were able to develop such an exquisite architecture without the use of the wheel and modern tools. Their buildings have withstood five centuries in an earthquake prone zone and provided the foundations of many current buildings.

Inca Empire Map

Inca Empire

Traditional Clothing

The Maya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_art

Maya temple at Tikal

Palenque temple

Sculpture of K'inich Janaab Paka

http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_art.htm

Mayan Empire

The Mayan Traditional Clothing

The Aztecs

Aztec Art

http://infinity.cos.edu/art/strong/module/precol4/toaztec/

Aztec sculpture is oftentimes massively powerful. This 8 foot high stone work depicts Coatlicue (Serpent Skirt), an earth goddess who gave birth to the Aztec tribal deity, Huitzilopochtli. The pair of serpent heads rising above Coatlicue's body symbolize the blood that gushed forth when her daughter (the moon) and her sons (the stars) beheaded her, jealous of the new godly offspring in her womb.

The Aztecs worshipped numerous deities, most required sacrificial victims. Xipe Totec, the god of spring renewal, have been particularly fond of victims who were flayed alive. Habitually, priests would wear the skin of the victim until it rotted off; the emergence of the priest's body from the dried skin symbolized the birth of new maize.

The Aztec calendar set out the mathematical formulas according to which the whole universe was organized and which governed the actions of men and Gods alike. The calendar is actually two things. The Xiupohualli (count of days) and the Tonalpohualli (Count of Destiny). The calendar had to be consulted through the priests before doing any activity whether it was farming, warfare, religion or commerce.

Much of Aztec art revolves around the notions of sacrifice and the rebirth of natural forces. Heart containers were important part in their ceremonies; this is a sculpture of The Recumbent Jaguar.

The Aztec Empire