by Elise Witt
© Non Si Sa Mai Music ASCAP
To be recorded for Elise’s next CD, in progress…
LES ABEILLES
Les Abeilles font du miel
Bees make honey
Elles n’ont pas besoin d’argent
They don’t need money
As the Bee takes the essence of the flower and flies
Without destroying its beauty
Without destroying its perfume
So wander in this life, wander in this life
Les Oiseaux font des chansons
Birds make song
Ils n’ont pas besoin d’avoir raison ou tort
They don’t need right or wrong
As the Bird takes the essence of the air and sings
Without destroying its beauty
Without destroying its perfume
So wander in this life, wander in this life
Les Poissons respirent de l’eau
Fish breathe water
Ils n’ont pas besoin d’soldats
They don’t need soldiers
As the Fish takes the essence of the water and swims
Without destroying its beauty
Without destroying the tides
So wander in this life, wander in this life Pyah yeh, pyah yeh*
Les Araignées font du fil
Spiders make thread
Elles n’ont pas besoin de peur
They don’t need the edge of the ledge
As the Spider takes the essence of itself and spins
Without destroying its beauty
Without destroying itself
So wander in this life, wander in this life, wonder at this life.
* Pyah yeh is the Honey Bee in Burmese
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