Written for the You Don't Know Jersey, Stuff This in Yer Face! songwriting challenge.
lyrics
Mofongo maduros mangú y tostones
El pan nuestro va de mi plato al suyo
In this season of giving gracias
Time of lechón and side dishes
Baked pavo, roast pernil, fried fishes
We're grateful for the abundancias
And share with our gente despite all distancias
Their struggle in our corazones
Actions supporting our oraciones
What little we have lo compartimos
Once all have eaten, nos unimos
Mofongo maduros mangú y tostones
Mofongo maduros mangú y tostones
El pan nuestro va de mi plato al suyo (2×)
God's children struggling por la vida
Beyond a century of el pan nuestro
One people's encounter is another's secuestro
Yet they made gold from platanos y carne molida
But today are denied water y comida
Let us share instead the sweet sustenance of maduro
Your rice, our beans, a sofrito con orgullo
As we trade recipes beyond fronteras
And raise each other up instead of banderas
El pan nuestro va de mi plato al suyo
Mofongo maduros mangú y tostones
El pan nuestro va de mi plato al suyo (2×)
credits
from Puerto Rico del Alma - EP,
released November 28, 2017
Music & lyrics by Deivis Garcia and Michael Aquino
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