Casa Abierta by Nicaraguan singer-songwriter Salvador Cardenal is the Peace Song of the Day for Friday, October 14th. I uncovered this song among the archives for PeaceSmiths, a Long Island group committed to peace, justice and environmental issues. PeaceSmiths holds a copy of the 2006 War Resisters League Peace Calendar, “Peace-Loving Nations: Music of Peace and Resistance”, where this song appears.

Below is a video of the song sung in Spanish. And, after the video, the chorus in English and Spanish.

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Chorus:

Here is my open house
Our table has a plate for you
The tree has shade for your head
My door’s an open book for your life
Open house
Friendship doesn’t question your beliefs
The earth is pleased that we love
without distinction of worship or flag
Open house

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Coro:

Aquí esta mi casa abierta
Hay un plato por ti en nuestra mesa
Sombra de árbol para tu cabeza
Libro abierto tu vida mi puerta
Casa abierta
La amistad no cuestiona tu credo
A la tierra le gusta que amemos
sin distingos de culto y bandera
Casa abierta…

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The Royal Song of the Day is a project of Duke Augustus and Duchess Susanna, The Duke and Duchess of Peace. The Duke and Duchess recognize that one of the paths to peace is to find soulful and nonviolent entertainment, and to express oneself with art and song. The Duke and Duchess enjoy songs from other cultures, and are pleased to share this video of Spanish language music.