Rubén Blades

"Priomogenio"

(Beginnings)

Lyric Snippet:

"Desde un mundo sin pasado Sin fronteras ni extranjeros Cuando todo comenzaba Cuando no existía el dinero

En mi entraña va el recuerdo De lo que otro ser sintió Vertical el horizonte La espiral que lo formó Un camino hecho de estrellas

Alumbrando a la distancia La raiz de un sueño nuevo Que sólo el que insiste alcanza La piel es pura geografía

El alma, en cambio, es el proyecto universal"

(From a world without a past Without borders or foreigners When everything started When money did not exist

In my heart goes the memory Of what another being felt Vertical the horizon The spiral that formed it A path made of stars

Lighting in the distance The root of a new dream That only the one who insists reaches The skin is pure geography

The soul, on the other hand, is the universal project)

Discussion Questions:

• What does this song mean?

• What picture do the lyrics of this song create in your mind?

• Why do you think the song is titled "Priomogenio" or beginnings?

• What do you think is meant by

"The skin is pure geography

The soul, on the other hand, is the universal project"?