English songs by Peter Bankers

ROBIN SING
There were times not so long ago,
when I heard the robin sing.
Each moring, every day,
it would say: I SING

I sing for the sun that rises
and shines each day
Every day I sing for the light
that shines all day.

So, one fine day I said:
Robin will you sing for me one day ?
And the robin said:

I sing for the sun that rises
and shines each day.
Every day I sing for the light that shines all day.

BLOW WIND BLOW

There’s no doubt this song
I want you to know about
It’s about the wind,
and I breathe the breath you breathe
the wind is all I need to sing


SO:
Blow wind blow, wind blow
will you be my soul ?
wind blow wind blow !
Will you be my soul ?
With all my soul I sing,
With all my soul I sing:
blow wind blow, wind blow

TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME
Today for the first time, I saw the sea.
In a mist and quietly heaving.
I thought, as I walked, I heard her say:
Can you hear me, do you see me heaving ?
I give you fresh air, all the fish you may need,
and what, if I ask, do you give me ?
On my return the tide had gone in
and I sang so she could hear me ..
Today for the first time !

YOU KNOW, they say
You know, they say I’d certainly
find someone some day,
but did they say: When ?
I mean: when will she come,
or will I simply chase her some day ?
You know, one fine day.
Well, but, and maybe, even better still will be, you know,
if she’ll find me singing this song and say:
I say you sing so, well …. how shall I say …. ?
would you care for tea ?
and I’d say:
well yes, and maybe,
even better still would be,
you know …. well, you know …
don’t you ?

I WALK THE STREETS
I walk the streets
and all I need is you
I see the lights
but all I feel is blue
Oh why do jokes afflict me so
when all I needs is you
to say to me: HELLO

it’s a RAP


Hi, I’m PAP
may I unwrap before you
this RAP for you ?
You don’t care if I do, do you ?
I mean HOW DO YOU DO ?
and
HOW DO YOU RAP ?
and WHO ARE YOU ?

(musical interval)
By the way, may I say no need to reply as yet,
Just do as I say:
and say as I say,
and fill in the gap:

Hi, I’m …..
may I …….
this …….. for you ?

You know I do think
I am ……… (PAP)
But tell me …
(not just yet)
what do YOU do ?
as you think and stare at me ?
Well, look:
just stare as I do
and fill in the gap:
Hi, I think I’m …….(PAP)

that’s it
don’t sing
it’s RAP

(2nd musical interval)
now that reminds me:
what do yo say
when you rap
and why and how, and who to ?
Well again,
don’t sing,
just do as I do …
unwrap

that’s it: yap, yap, yap !

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Door Peter Bankers

zo nu en dan schrijf ik 'n stukje - vroeger ook wel in het Engels, omdat ik die taal lange tijd dagelijks gesproken heb - maar tegenwoordig vnl in het Nederlands. Eigenlijk ben ik 'n soort muzicus die steeds weer bezig is met het herstructureren tijdens het schrijven ... want het moet vooral ook goed "lopen & klinken". En als het dan 1 x goed loopt en klinkt dan vraag je je misschien af ... en wat staat er dan ? ! En dat is dan krek wat IK doe !

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