Usa sa tanghaga sa pasko mao ang pagpabiling putli ni Birhen Maria bisan pa man saiyang pagkamabdos. Usahay makapangutana kita sa mga tawhanong pagbati ni San Jose nga maoy gihimo niya nga bana.
Mihisgut niadto ang akong higala nga nga magbabalak sa Ininglis nga si Cesar Aquino kabahin ug usa ka karaang daygon diin mipagawas si San Jose sa iyang pangabubho. Subversive pero cute kining maong daygon nga wala na makaabot sa atong panahon.
Mipakita kini nga tao lang usab si San Jose ug nga kahibawo kini mangabubho. The Cherry Tree Carol maoy title niani.
Ania ang karaan o traditional lyrics niani:
THE CHERRY TREE CAROL
Joseph was an old man,
And an old man was he,
When he wedded Mary,
In the land of Galilee.
Joseph and Mary walked
Through an orchard good,
Where was cherries and berries,
So red as any blood.
Joseph and Mary walked
Through an orchard green,
Where was berries and cherries,
As thick as might be seen.
O then bespoke Mary,
So meek and so mild:
‘Pluck me one cherry, Joseph,
For I am with child.’
O then bespoke Joseph,
With words most unkind:
‘Let him pluck thee a cherry
That brought thee with child.’
Then bowed down the highest tree
Unto his mother’s hand;
Then she cried, See, Joseph,
I have cherries at command
Daghang modern version kining maong daygon ug makita mo pa kini sa Youtube. Dunay version niani Joan Baez. Duna usab ang Peter Paul and Mary. Ug ingon man sila ni Sting ug Judy Collins. Dunay kalahian sa traditional version ang ilang mga lyrics.
Ambot kon ngano pero ang pinaka-played nga Christmas song nga nadunggan nako karong tuiga mao man ang “Last Christmas.” Ang similaridad niani sa traditional carol nga atong gihisgutan nga puros kini may kalabutan sa pagka broken-hearted.
Ania ang lyics ning modern ngakanta:
CHORUS: Last Christmas I gave you my heart/But the very next day you gave it away/This year to save me from tears/I’llgive it to someone special (2X)
Once bitten and twice shy/I keep my distance but you still catch my eye/Tell me baby, do you recognize me?/Well,it’s been a year, it doesn’t surprise me
(Merry Christmas)/I wrapped it up and sent it/With a note saying ‘I love you,’ I meant it/Now I know what a fool I’ve been/But if you kiss me now I know you’d fool me again/
(Repeat CHORUS) Oh, oh my baby
Crowded room, friends with tired eyes/I’m hiding from you and your soul of ice/My god, I thought you were someone to rely on/Me, I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart/A man undercover but you tore him apart/Ooh hoo, now I’ve found a real love/You’ll never fool me again/
(Repaeat CHORUS)
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart/(Gave you my heart)/A man undercover but you tore him apart
Maybe next year I’ll give it to someone/I’ll give it to someone special
(Special)
Someone/Someone/I’ll give it to someone/I’ll give it to someone special
Who’ll give me something in return/(I’ll give it to someone)/Hold my heart and watch it burn
(I’ll give it to someone) (2X) (I’ll give it to someone special)/I thought you were here to stay/How can you love me for a day?/I thought you were someone special!/Gave you my heart/(I’ll give it to someone) (2X) Last Christmas I gave you my heart/You gave it away/(I’ll give it to someone) (2X)
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