"No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise. Why, if a fish came to ME, and told me he was going on a journey, I should say 'With what porpoise?'"

-The Mock Turtle. Alice in Wonderland.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

yesterday once more

My mom used to listen to these English songs that came on the Chinese radio, one a week, in the 80s when China just began to import some Western culture. I love this song here. And here. And (hehe) it's Puff

(wow these lyrics are quite precious and sad)

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff,
and brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name. Oh

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.

His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. Oh

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee


(here's a spacy broken social scene cover of Puff)
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 3, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    You cannot like this song and dislike Toy Story at the same time.

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  2. younginwonderlandJanuary 3, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    uh. yeah i can. 3D cartoons are NOT cute. They're creepy. Even if the themes are similar, I like to visualize things for myself (which for most of the time is more poignant to me) rather than have someone else fill in the visual details.

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