Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Catch a Falling Star~Perry Como


Catch a Falling Star~Perry Como
Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away!
Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day!

For love may come an' tap you on the shoulder,
Some star-less night!
Just in case you feel you wanna’ hold her,
You’ll have a pocketful of starlight!

Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away! ( Never let it fade away! )
Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day! ( Save it for a rainy day! )

For love may come and tap you on the shoulder,
Some star-less night!
An’ just in case you feel you wanta’ hold her,
You’ll have a pocketful of starlight!

( . . . pocketful of starlight! ) [ hum in time ]

Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away! ( Never let it fade away! )
Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day! ( Save it for a rainy . . . Save it for a rainy, rainy rainy day! )

For when your troubles startn’ multiplyin’,
An' they just might!
It’s easy to forget them without tryin’,
With just a pocketful of starlight!

Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away! ( Never let it fade away! )
Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day!

( Save it for rainy day! ) Save it for a rainy day!

Music and Lyrics by Lee Pockriss
and Paul Vance

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Life ~ Paul Laurence Dunbar


Earthquake survivors from Yunnan province, China

Life

A CRUST of bread and a corner to sleep in,

A minute to smile and an hour to weep in,

A pint of joy to a peck of trouble,

And never a laugh but the moans come double;

And that is life!


A crust and a corner that love makes precious,

With a smile to warm and the tears to refresh us;

And joy seems sweeter when cares come after,

And a moan is the finest of foils for laughter;

And that is life!

Paul Laurence Dunbar June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906

Friday, March 25, 2011

Daffodils ~ William Wordsworth


Daffodils
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.


William Wordsworth
1770-1850

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

イビョル(離別)(이별)- Patti Kim


イビョル(離別)(이별)- Patti Kim
作詩 作曲 吉屋 潤

偶爾也會想起吧
雖是個冷酷的人
那樣愛過的回憶
總是無法來忘懐  

抬頭一望青光月
一人過着孤獨夜
誓言返複浮心頭
更是想要再相見

※山隔分別那麼遠
相離遥遠海彼方
偶爾也會想起吧
雖是個冷酷的人
那樣愛過的回憶
總是無法來忘懐

當你的傳聞訊息
由風傳來那夜裡
湧上又退寂寞中
心情就會動揺吧
如水流逝日月中
一切都會改變吧
雖然二人的情炎
還是繼續燃燒着

※山隔分別那麼遠
相離遥遠海彼方
偶爾也會想起吧
雖是個冷酷的人
那樣愛過的回憶
總是無法來忘懐

Japanese Lyric:
時には思い出すでしょう  冷たい人だけど 
あんなに愛した想い出を   忘れはしなしでしょうそう    
青い月を見上げ  一人過ごす夜は 
誓った言葉を繰り返し 逢いたくなるでしょう    
 
※山越え遠くに 別れても  海の彼方遥か 離れても
時には思い出すでしょう 冷たい人だけど       
あんなに愛した想い出を 忘れはしなしでしょう    

あなたの噂を風が 運んで来る夜は       
寄せては返す淋しさに 心を揺らすでしょう     
流れゆく月日が すべてを変えるでしょう   
たとえ二人の炎が 燃えつづけていても     

※山越え遠くに 別れても 海の彼方遥か 離れても   
時には思い出すでしょう 冷たい人だけど       
あんなに愛した想い出を 忘れはしなしでしょう   

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Brink Of Eternity ~ Rabindranath Tagore


Brink Of Eternity
In desperate hope I go and search for her
in all the corners of my room;
I find her not.

My house is small
and what once has gone from it can never be regained.

But infinite is thy mansion, my lord,
and seeking her I have to come to thy door.

I stand under the golden canopy of thine evening sky
and I lift my eager eyes to thy face.

I have come to the brink of eternity from which nothing can vanish
—-no hope, no happiness, no vision of a face seen through tears.

Oh, dip my emptied life into that ocean,
plunge it into the deepest fullness.
Let me for once feel that lost sweet touch
in the allness of the universe.


Rabindranath Tagore

Monday, March 14, 2011

Shine ~ Daniel Lanois


SHINE ~ DANIEL LANOIS
I have wandered far and wide
All the way from Paris to Mexico
'Til I was gone and didn't know

In the end the thing that keeps me walking
Is your shine, your shine in the morning, your shine in the distance,
Your shine inside the laughter and the ghosts

They have spoken of the river forever bending inside the fever
Of the saints that walk all night with no domain

In the end the thing that keeps them walking is your shine
Your shine when they wear no coat, your shine when the feelings low
Your shine when it's too late to turn around

I have frozen up my dreams, thinking I was all alone
Fighting every minute for each turning stone
I have reached the rocket speed
I have touched the ground that feeds
Scaling fences, looking for the healing sun

In the end the thing that keeps me walking is your shine
Your shine in transmissions, your shine in decisions,
Your shine when I labor to the new day,
It's your shine, your shine, your shine, shine, shine on

Thursday, March 10, 2011

A Friend ~ Edgar Albert Guest


A Friend
A friend is one who stands to share
Your every touch of grief and care.
He comes by chance, but stays by choice;
Your praises he is quick to voice.

No grievous fault or passing whim
Can make an enemy of him.
And though your need be great or small,
His strength is yours throughout it all.

No matter where your path may turn
Your welfare is his chief concern.
No matter what your dream may be
He prays your triumph soon to see.

There is no wish your tongue can tell
But what it is your friend's as well.
The life of him who has a friend
Is double-guarded to the end.

Edgar A. Guest
1881-1959

Monday, March 7, 2011

Flower ~ Rabindranath Tagore


Flower
Pluck this little flower and take it, delay not! I fear lest it
droop and drop into the dust.

I may not find a place in thy garland, but honour it with a touch of
pain from thy hand and pluck it. I fear lest the day end before I am
aware, and the time of offering go by.

Though its colour be not deep and its smell be faint, use this flower
in thy service and pluck it while there is time.

Rabindranath Tagore
1861-1941


Wednesday, March 2, 2011

All About Your Heart ~ Mindy Gledhill


All About Your Heart - Mindy Gledhill
I don't mind your odd behavior
It's the very thing I love
If you were an ice cream flavor
You would be my favorite one

My imagination sees you
Like a painting by Van Gogh
Starry nights and bright sunflowers
Follow you where you may go

Oh, I've loved you from the start
In every single way
And more each passing day
You are brighter than the stars
Believe me when I say
It's not about your scars
It's all about your heart

You're a butterfly held captive
Small and safe in your cocoon
Go on you can take your time
Time is said to heal all wounds

Chorus

Like a lock without a key
Like a mystery without a clue
There is no me if I cannot have you

Chorus

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

54. Where Do You Hurry ~ Rabindranath Tagore


54

Where do you hurry with your basket this late evening when the
marketing is over?
They all have come home with their burdens; the moon peeps from
above the village trees.
The echoes of the voices calling for the ferry run across the
dark water to the distant swamp where wild ducks sleep.
Where do you hurry with your basket when the marketing is over?

Sleep has laid her fingers upon the eyes of the earth.
The nests of the crows have become silent, and the murmurs of the
bamboo leaves are silent.
The labourers home from their fields spread their mats in the
courtyards.
Where do you hurry with your basket when the marketing is over?

Rabindranath Tagore
From The Gardener