11 November 2022

The Little Fish That Got Away

  


THE LITTLE FISH THAT GOT AWAY


I have met fish down inside the net fish.

Wet fish, pet fish,

Big as you can get fish.

Fat fish, flat fish

Parrot fish and cat fish

But I’m the little one that got away.


Ha, ha, ha, hee, hee, hee

Can’t catch me in the deep blue sea

Ha, ha, ha, hee, hee, hee

They’ve all had their chips but me.


Jaw fish, craw fish, salmon fish and saw fish,

I’ve seen more fish than you saw before fish.

Old fish, cold fish,

Slippery to hold fish,

But I’m the little one that got away.


Now they’re fried fish, barbequed and dried fish,

Baked and flaked fish,

Put into a pie dish,

Roasted, toasted, 

Gobbled up inside fish,

But I’m the little one that got away.


08 November 2022

MUSCLES & BONES LYRICS

 Muscles & Bones


Chorus


When you nod your head, 

Manoeuvre the cranium,

Or stamp your feet,

Twenty-six bones each,

When you clap your hands,

A clash of the phalanges,

  • There’s a lot going on underneath.

O, the skin is a fabulous thing to be in,

But it can’t get round on its own.

Every action needs a muscle contraction

And a lot of support from your bones.


Verse 1

Now the average newborn baby has over 300 bones,

And then some will fuse together on the way to being totally grown.

So the average adult human has only 206,

But there are still enough of them to hold you up

And do some pretty impressive tricks.


The longest is the femur, in the thigh is where you’ll find it;

The strongest is the tibia, and the fibula is behind it.

Oh, it’s great to know you’re a vertebrate, it’s divine to have a spine,

So let’s celebrate the fact that our backbone’s stacked

And give it ten out of nine for design.


Chorus

Verse 2


You’ve got more than six hundred muscles

And they always work in pairs.

There are even very small ones

At the root of every one of your hairs.

When you’re sitting down watching telly,

When you’re sitting on top of the bus,

The very bottom line

Is that you’re spending time

Upon your gluteus maximus.


Your mum might wag her finger

If you accidentally vex her,

In other words, 

She’s exercising a warning digital flexor.

We depend on muscles and tendons too,

And it makes you stop and think….

It takes seventeen to smile, 

Forty three to frown,

And slightly over one hundred to wink.


Chorus


06 May 2021

Sing Gently by Eric Whitacre

Listen to this beautiful composition by Eric Whitacre performed by 17,572 people from around the world using a virtual choir.

Sing Gently by Eric Whitacre

17 April 2021

KOMPANG DRUMMING FROM MALAYSIA

The kompang is arguably the most popular Malay traditional instrument, for it is widely used for all sorts of social occasions, from National Day parades and official functions (to signal the arrival of VIPs),  to wedding ceremonies and football matches.
Resembling the tambourine, the kompang is approximately 40cm in diameter, with a narrow circular frame called the balos (made out of the dried wood of the balau tree) that is covered with a goathide skin on one side (which serves as the drumhead).
This hand drum is most commonly played in a large kompang ensemble, where various rhythmic composite patterns are produced by an interlocking technique; sometimes to accompany the choral singing of zikir.
It is believed to be of Arab origin, introduced to Malaysia during the days of the Malay Sultanate by traders.

Video: Kompang



10 March 2020

Let's sing about sunshine

Sunshine brings us happiness, and sunshine brings us love.
It reaches out and touches us, shining from above.
It makes you glad that you’re alive, 
It’s coming from within,
So make your day a happy one
And let the sunshine in!

Let’s sing about sunshine, sunshine, 
Coming from above.
Beautiful sunshine, sunshine,
It fills your heart with love.

Give your love to everyone and make a sunny day.
Show you care for those around, or some who’ve lost their way.
A sunny smile to those you meet,
Wherever it may be will bring much joy and happiness 
And love for you and me,

Let’s sing about sunshine, sunshine, 
Coming from above.
Beautiful sunshine, sunshine,
It fills your heart with love.

(57)
When the day has come and gone, and you look back in time,
If there’s a place that you recall when things weren’t going fine,
Just take the time to think it out and find a special way
To let the sunshine in your heart and have a sunny day!

Let’s sing about sunshine, sunshine, 
Coming from above.
Beautiful sunshine, sunshine,
It fills your heart with love.

Sing about sunshine, sunshine coming from above,

Making my sunshine, sunshine to fill my heart with love!

Enfant de Paix/Child of Peace




Je suis un enfant de paix,
Tends la main et prends la mienne
Et ensemble nous ferons
Un meilleur monde pour toi et moi
Je suis un enfant…de paix

Let me be a child of peace (la paix, Shalom).
Let me join your hand in mine (Ukuthula)
And together we will see 
A better world for you and me,
Let me be a child … of peace


Where there is hatred
Let me bring love,
-       Let us be children of Peace,
Where there is darkness,
Let me bring light
-       Let us be children of peace,
Of peace.

Je suis un enfant de paix, (Sula, Pace)
Tends la main et prends la mienne (Keamanan)
Et ensemble nous ferons
Un meilleur monde pour toi et moi

Let me be a child (all) of peace
(sopranos) A child of peace,

(all) Of peace

Kuna Karamu

Celebrate, come on let’s celebrate!


Kuna Karamu  x 3 (with CALL-RESPONSE)
Celebrate, come on let’s celebrate!


Tu ku ti ka, x 6
Celebrate, let’s celebrate, let’s celebrate!


Kuna Kamaru  x 3 (with CALL-RESPONSE)
Celebrate, come on let’s celebrate!


Le o ku zu ri,
Treasure each day,
U ha i ni 
Mari da di,
Life is beautiful,
That’s what they say 
(tu ka ti ka, tu ka ti ka, tu kati ka)


Kuna Kamaru  x 3 (with CALL-RESPONSE)
Celebrate, let’s celebrate!
Let’s celebrate!


Tu ku ti ka, x 6
Celebrate, let’s celebrate!


Kuna Kamaru!




C'est l'amour

C’est l’amour, l’amour qui fait le monde à la ronde,
It is love, love, love, 
Love that makes the world go round. (X2)

Love can open up your eyes to sights never seen before,
Love can give you wings to fly,
Make your spirit soar!

C’est l’amour, l’amour qui fait le monde à la ronde,
It is love, love, love, 
Love that makes the world go round. 

C’est l’amour.