O Could We Always Live and Love ~ Thomas Paine

O Could We Always Live and Love
O could we always live and love,
And always be sincere,
I would not wish for heaven above,
My heaven would be here.


Though many countries I have seen,
And more may chance to see,
My Little Corner of the World
Is half the world to me;


The other half, as you may guess,
America contains;
And thus, between them, I possess

The whole world for my pains.
I'm then contented with my lot,
I can no happier be;
For neither world I'm sure has got
So rich a man as me.


Then send no fiery chariot down
To take me off from hence,
But leave me on my heavenly ground -
This prayer is Common-sense.

Let others choose another plan,
I mean no fault to find;
The true theology of man
Is happiness of mind.

Thomas Paine

春曉 (A Spring Morning) ~ 孟浩然 (Meng Haoran)

春曉 (A Spring Morning)

春眠不覺曉，
I awake light-hearted this morning of spring,


處處聞啼鳥。
Everywhere round me the singing of birds --


夜來風雨聲，
But now I remember the night, the storm,

花落知多少。
And I wonder how many blossoms were broken.

孟浩然(Meng Haoran)

May it be ~ Enya

May It Be ~ Enya
May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home

Mornie utúlië (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantië (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now

May it be the shadows call
Will fly away
May it be you journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun

Mornie utúlië (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantië (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now

A promise lives within you now

The Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull ~ Guy Wetmore Carryl

The Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull ~ Guy Wetmore Carryl

Once, on a time and in a place

Conducive to malaria,

There lived a member of the race

Of Rana Temporaria;
Or, more concisely still, a frog
Inhabited a certain bog.

A bull of Brobdingnagian size,
Too proud for condescension,
One morning chanced to cast his eyes
Upon the frog I mention;
And, being to the manner born,
Surveyed him with a lofty scorn.

Perceiving this, the bactrian’s frame
With anger was inflated,
Till, growing larger, he became
Egregiously elated;
For inspiration’s sudden spell
Had pointed out a way to swell.

“Ha! ha!” he proudly cried, “a fig
For this, your mammoth torso!
Just watch me while I grow as big
As you—or even more so!”
To which magniloquential gush
His bullship simply answered “Tush!”

Alas! the frog’s success was slight,
Which really was a wonder,
In view of how with main and might
He strove to grow rotunder!
And, standing patiently the while,
The bull displayed a quiet smile.

But ah, the frog tried once too oft
And, doing so, he busted;
Whereat the bull discreetly coughed
And moved away, disgusted,
As well he might, considering
The wretched taste that marked the thing.

THE MORAL: Everybody knows
How ill a wind it is that blows.

Guy Wetmore Carryl

Here is a poem for filthy arrogant 鄭弘儀 http://www.bakogi.com/2010/11/toad-bakogi.html

Journey - Open Arms (Live)

Open Arm~Journey
Lying beside you, here in the dark

Feeling your heart beat with mind
Softly you whisper, you're so sincere
How could our live be so blind
We sailed on together
We drifted apart
And here you are by my side

So now I come to you, with open arms
Nothing to hide, believe what I say
So here I am with open arms
Hoping you'll see what your love means to me
Open arms

Living without you, living alone
This empty house seems so cold
Wanting to hold you, wanting you near
How much I wanted you home

But now that you've come back
Turned night into day
I need you to stay.

(chorus)

Family Love ~ Amado Ruiz de Nervo

Family Love
I adore my dear mother,
I adore my dear father too;
No one loves me as much
As they know how to love me.


When I sleep, they keep watch over me;
When I cry they are sad with me;
When I laugh they smile with me:
My laugh is the sunshine for them.


They tenderly teach me
to be happy and nice.
My father does his best for me;
My mother prays always for me.


I adore my dear mother,
I adore my dear father too.
No one loves me as much
As they know how to love me.


Amado Ruiz de Nervo

Passing Breeze ~ Rabindranath Tagore

Passing Breeze
Yes, I know, this is nothing but thy love,
O beloved of my heart—-this golden light that dances upon the leaves,
these idle clouds sailing across the sky,
this passing breeze leaving its coolness upon my forehead.


The morning light has flooded my eyes—-this is thy message to my heart.
Thy face is bent from above, thy eyes look down on my eyes,
and my heart has touched thy feet.

Rabindranath Tagore

掌聲響起 Applause ~ 鳳飛飛 Feng Fei Fei

掌聲響起 Applause ~ 鳳飛飛 Feng Fei Fei
孤獨站在這舞台　聽到掌聲響起來
Standing alone on this stage , hearing this thunderous applause　
我的心中有無限感慨
My heart is overflowing with emotion
多少青春不再　多少情懷已更改　
My youth is slipping away, My feeling might no longer be the same
我還擁有你的愛
But still…My LOVE for you remains unshaken


好像初次的舞台　聽到第一聲喝采
Feeling so ecstatic, like the tears that I shed　
我的眼淚忍不住掉下來
On receiving the first applause
經過多少失敗　經過多少等待　
Having failed so many times, having waited so long
告訴自己要忍耐
I told myself to be patient


掌聲響起來　我心更明白　你的愛將與我同在
Hearing the wondrous applause, I made me understood, your love had always been in my heart
掌聲響起來　我心更明白　歌聲交會你我的愛
Hearing the wondrous applause, I made me understood, the songs embody and rekindle our love