So I hit 100 posts and I went to sleep yeah? No bi so o. Between work, working on baby sister’s project, watching Scandal (and going to start Suits tonight, I barely even watch my regulars nowadays) and those that keep me awake till early hours the next morning (you know yourselves, 360 degrees side eye), I have had a full 3 weeks. At work 8:30am and might not leave till past 9pm at times, Monday to Saturday. Whew. I have suddenly developed some super woman skills I never knew I had. I have to find time to see friends, chat and all and still sleep in between all of this. And yet I haven’t broken down. You see… I am a super woman.
Back to post. Na, I aint MLK. Just got to work this morning and suddenly remembered one of the songs I sang with my school choir which was an adaptation of his speech. Well, the whole essence of this post sha and sha is that I remembered some songs and I want to share them with you. If you were fortunate to have Mrs. Amorelle Inanga or Joshua Saprong teach you music in school, I doff my hat. If unfortunately neither of them taught you BUT you attended a good school and used their music book, you try small. For those who didn’t have the fortune of being taught by either neither did they use the books or you schooled in Nigeria, I am sorry for you. You can’t be helped. Go back to your secondary school and collect change. I am sure you are one of those who like “your waist” and all the crap being sung in the music industry. Jokes people. Just glad I had a good teacher.
By the way, I hear Iyanaya served garden eggs as small chops for VIPs at his concert yesterday. Ndo o. He is just improvising. Trying to remind ya all tis Lent and as it won’t be proper to do Easter eggs now, he made do with garden eggs. Plus eating garden eggs is healthy na and economical. Compared to frying small chops.
So these three songs just came to mind. And as my dear school celebrates her 50th Anniversary later in the year, I wish somehow, everyone of us that passed through Mrs Inanga can come together and sing some of these songs.
N.B: it is coincidental that two songs talk about slavery, peace and freedom.
I have a dream
I have a dream, for all humanity
That we may know truth and dignity
That peace on earth (peace on the earth)
Becomes reality
And that one day we stand hand in hand, arm in arm
Yes I, I have a dream
A dream for all the people in the world
That peace, peace, hope and God’s freedom shall reign
Yes I, I have a dream
A dream that all nations shall celebrate
And every trace of fear would be gone
And we would join our voices in unity
And sing freedom’s song
This aint the fully song yo…
I can’t remember the title of this song so let’s just call it “Hope”.
Hope
Let my thoughts fly on wings swift and golden
Till they light on those hills so cool and restful
Fanned by breezes more tender and gentle
Than in any other land on the earth
Greet the dear banks of Jordan’s river
Those dark ruins of Zion’s fortress
Oh my homeland now distant forever
In my memory always enshrined land of my birth
Harp of gold, fateful harp of our destiny
On the willow now hanging in silence
In our hearts kindle flames of remembrance
Of the once happy days long before
Or in telling the world of our story
Strike your strings with lament and with weeping
Oh my God send our hearts upward leaping
With a song giving us hope yet once more
With a song giving hope yet once more
With a song giving hope yet once more
Giving hope yet once more.
I remember this song being played when I went to watch Carousel at the Barbican Centre and I was almost in tears. Listening to it with all the instruments and those voices was just……..
You’ll never walk alone
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don’t be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
There’s a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of the lark
Walk on, through the wind
Walk on, through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don’t be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
There’s a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of the lark
Walk on, through the wind
Walk on, through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your hear
And you’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone
She taught me this song too…. Can I be a child again
Nostalgia!!! Need to find my flute and start playing the piano again… *sigh*
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Tada
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