Monday, 21 September 2015

Sleepsong - Lullaby from Secret Garden



Lay down your head
And I'll sing you a lullaby
Back to the years
Of loo-li,lai-ley
And I'll sing you to sleep
And I'll sing you tomorrow
Bless you with love
For the road that you go

May you sail fair
To the far fields of fortune
With diamonds and pearls
At your head and your feet
And may you need never
To banish misfortune
May you find kindness
In all that you meet

May there always be angels
To watch over you
To guide you each step of the way
To guard you and keep you
Safe from all harm
Loo-li,loo-li,lai-ley

May you bring love
And may you bring happiness
Be loved in return
To the end of your days
Now fall off to sleep
I'm not meaning to keep you
I'll just sit for awhile
And sing
Loo-li,lai-ley

May there always be angels
To watch over you
To guide you each step of the way
To guard you and keep you
Safe from all harm
Loo-li,loo-li,lai-ley
Loo-li,loo-li,lai-ley

Monday, 27 July 2015

Wonderful Far-away




One of the most beautiful children songs I've ever heard! "Прекрасное далеко" (Wonderful Far-away), the theme song in the five-part Soviet television miniseries "Guest from the Future" (1985).

Nơi Xa Xăm Huyền Diệu

Tôi nghe thấy giọng nói từ nơi xa xăm huyền diệu
Giọng nói trong sương sớm mai
Tôi nghe thấy giọng nói và con đường đầy quyến rũ
Và đầu tôi quay như thời thơ ấu trên chiếc vòng đu quay

Nơi xa xăm huyền diệu ơi, xin hãy đừng nghiệt ngã với tôi
Đừng nghiệt ngã với tôi, xin đừng
Từ suối nguồn trong vắt đến nơi xa xăm huyền diệu
Tôi bắt đầu cuộc hành trình của mình

Tôi nghe thấy giọng nói từ nơi xa xăm huyền diệu
Vẫy gọi tôi tới thiên đường cổ tích
Tôi nghe thấy giọng nói hỏi lại tôi rất nghiêm khắc:
“Hôm nay bạn đã làm được gì cho ngày mai chưa?”

Tôi xin thề rằng tôi sẽ trở nên tốt và nhân hậu hơn
Không bao giờ bỏ bạn bè trong hoạn nạn
Tôi nghe thấy giọng nói và tôi vội vã chạy đến với tiếng gọi ấy
Theo con đường không có dấu vết để lại.

Sunday, 5 July 2015

Song for Lovers





Here's a song for lovers
Who don't care if they don't sleep
If dragonflies with heavy hearts
Cut the air like darts

Here's a song for lovers
Who won't ever have to weep
Clear-sighted eyes and uncried tears
All bright out in the sun

You were far too young dear
To get so close to the clouds
No one told you to stay awake
For pleasures of that kind

You were far too small
To step far outside of your house
Now you saw how dragonflies
Tint their hearts with dark

Saturday, 18 April 2015

Peaceful music

"resting in the sun.
I disappear.
light melts into light.
as ice into water.
- nothing changes."
Bhavagati


Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Music of the Night



André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing "The music of the Night" Live in Radio City Music Hall, New York City

Sunday, 29 March 2015

In the end, only kindness matters



If I could tell the world just one thing
It would be that we're all OK
And not to worry 'cause worry is wasteful
And useless in times like these
I won't be made useless
I won't be idle with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
My hands are small, I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
Poverty stole your golden shoes
It didn't steal your laughter
And heartache came to visit me
But I knew it wasn't ever after
We'll fight, not out of spite
For someone must stand up for what's right
'Cause where there's a man who has no voice
There ours shall go singing
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
I am never broken
In the end only kindness matters
In the end only kindness matters
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
We are never broken
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's mind
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's heart
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's eyes
We are God's hands
We are God's hands







Saturday, 21 March 2015

Have courage and be kind



In a perfect storybook, the world is brave and good
A hero takes your hand, a sweet love will follow
But life's a different game, the sorrow and the pain
Only you can change your world tomorrow

Let your smile light up the sky
Keep your spirit soaring high

[Chorus:]
Trust in your heart and your sun shines forever and ever
Hold fast to kindness, your light shines forever and ever
I believe in you and me
We are strong

When it 'once upon a time' in stories and in rhyme
A moment you can shine and wear your own crown

Be the one that rescues you
Through the clouds, you'll see the blue

[Chorus]

A bird all alone on the wind
Can still be strong and sing
Sing..

Monday, 26 January 2015

Heart of Dawn - An Zan



"My hut lies in the middle of a dense forest;
Every year the green ivy grows longer.
No news of the affairs of men,
Only the occasional song of a woodcutter.
The sun shines and I mend my robe;
When the moon comes out I read Buddhist poems.
I have nothing to report my friends.
If you want to find the meaning, stop chasing after
so many things."

~ Daigu Ryokan