Va’n emshir braew yn jerrey shiaghtin shoh. Va grian ayn, v’eh çheh, va’n speyr gorrym as cha row geay erbee ayn. Va’n keayn lane rea as v’eh casley rish scaaney. Fastyr jiu hie mee heose dys Roman Camp as ren mee cleasaght.
The weather’s been lovely this weekend – sunny and warm with blue sky and not a breath of wind, and the sea was beautifully calm and mirror-like. This afternoon I went up to Roman Camp to do a bit of juggling.
Here’s a silly little song I wrote recently – the first song I’ve ever written in fact – which I sang in public for the first time this morning. It was at the Joy of Singing class I go to on Monday mornings, and was well-received.
There’s a matter we must discuss
But I don’t want to make a fuss
It’s an issue we must address
But I don’t want to cause any stress.
There’s an elephant in the room
You’ve noticed, I assume
She’s rather large and grey
And getting in the way.
Oh why you can’t see
It’s so obvious to me
We need to sort this out
And there’s no need to pout!
Now the elephant’s in the hall
Painting pictures on the wall
Of dragons and ships and trees
And great big bumblebees.
We must find a way
We can’t let her stay
I’ll go and call the zoo
To see what they can do
Now the elephant’s on the stairs
Playing scrabble with the bears
Who live under chairs
And like to wear blue flares.
The zoo say they can give her
A nice place to stay
And we can go and see her
And we never have to pay.
Now the elephant’s in the zoo
Making friends with the kangaroos
And delighting all the kids
By juggling dustbin lids.
Here’s a recording of the song:
There’s plenty of scope for adding verses and playing with the words – feel free to have fun with it.
It was inspired by contemplation of the phrase “the elephant in the room”, which also inspired this video:
This video, and other videos I’ve made, are also available on my YouTube channel.
An seachtain seo caite cheannaigh mé bodhrán. Bhí mé ag smaoineamh ar cheann a cheannaigh ar feadh tamallín, agus anois tá ceann agam. Níl mé abalta é a sheinm go fóill, ach tá mé ag foghlaim leis ceachtanna ar líne.
Last week I bought a bodhrán. I’ve been thinking about getting one for a while, and now I have one. I can’t play it yet, but am learning with online tutorials.
