Aselin Debison

sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
it's so hard to make every not bend just right
you lay down the hours and leave not one trace
but a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

the dance floor's for gliding
not jumping over ponies
where boots and gold bracelets come and meet
as they should
it's for celebrating a friday night romance
forgetting the bad stuff and just feeling good

sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
it's so hard to make every not bend just right
you lay down the hours and leave not one trace
but a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

an arm's just an arm
'til it's wrapped 'round a shoulder
looped side by side
they go stepping out together
a note's just a note
'til you wake from your slumber
and dare to discover the new melody

sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
it's so hard to make every not bend just right
you lay down the hours and leave not one trace
but a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

come on everybody all across the land
come on everybody it is time to dance
to the music i am playing
the message i'm conveying
cause everything is flowing from my heart

come on everybody bring your dancing shoes,
if you'd like to listen i've got a song for you
let's kick up a commotion
from my side of the ocean
for i have got a notion to

*chorus*
dance to the fiddles in the rhythm of the reels
dance to the life and the love that you feel
dance to the song of the one that you love
so true
oh, life is in the dance you choose
dance to the fiddles in the rhythm of the reels
dance to the life and the love that you feel
dance to the song of the one that you love
so true
oh, life is in the dance you choose

i will bring to you the sweetest blossom
bearing precious melody and all
when it's time to dance we far too often
get wrapped up in the worry of the fall
and i will catch you

come on everybody all across the land
come on everybody it is time to dance
let's keep the rhythm steady
let's lift the heart that's heavy
is everybody ready to...

*chorus*

when the waves roll on
over the waters
and the oceans cry
we look to our sons and daughters
to explain our lives
as if a child could tell us why

that as sure as the sunrise
as sure as the sea
as sure as the wind in the trees

we rise again
in the faces of out children
we rise again
in the voice of our song
we rise again
in the waves out on the ocean
and then we rise again

when the light goes dark
with the forces of creation
in a stormy sky
we look to reincarnation to
explain our lives
as if a child could tell us why

as sure as the sunrise
as sure as the sea
as sure as the wind in the trees

we rise again
in the faces of out children
we rise again
in the voice of our song
we rise again
in the waves out on the ocean
and then we rise again(repeat)

the last that ever she saw him,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
he passed on worried and warning,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
lost in a riddle that saturday night ,
far away on the other side.
he was caught in the middle of a desperate fight
and she couldn't find how to push through.

the trees that whisper in the evening,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
sing a song of sorrow and grieving,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
all she saw was a sillhouette of a gun,
far away on the other side.
he was shot six times by a man on the run
and she couldn't find how to push through.

*chorus*
i stay, i pray
see you in heaven far away.
i stay, i pray
see you in heaven one day.

four a.m. in the morning, carried away by a moonlight shadow.
i watched your vision forming
carried away by a moonlight shadow
stars roll slowly in a silvery night,
far away on the other side.
will you come to terms with me this night
and she couldn't find how to push through

*chorus*

the last that ever she saw him,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
he passed on worried and warning,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
caught in the middle of a hundred and five.
the night was heavy and the air was alive,
but she couldn't find how to push through.

Somewhere over the rainbow
way up high
And the dreams that you dream of
once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
blue birds fly
And the dreams that
you dream of dream really do
come true
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the cloud
sare far behind me
Where trouble melts
like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
blue birds fly And the dreams that
you're that you're while
for a while can't I
Where I'll see trees of green
And red roses tooI I watch
them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
what a wonderful world
Where I see skies of blue
and clouds of white and
The brightness of day
I like the dark and I Think to myself
what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow
so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people
passing by
I see friends shaking hands saying
How do you do
They're really saying
I I love you I hear babies crying
And I watch them bloom
They'll learn much more than
We'llown And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far
behind me
Where trouble melts
like lemon drops High above
the chimney top
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
way up high And the dreams
that you're that you're
while for while can't I

I wish you out of the woods
and into the picture with me
I wish you over the moon
come out of the question and be

If this is going to
run round in my head
I might as well be dreaming
run round in my head

I rollercoaster for you
time out mind
must be heavenly
it's all enchanted and wild
just like my heart said
'twas was going to be

If this is going to
run round in my head
I might as well be dreaming
run round in my head

If this is going to
run round in my head
I might as well be dreaming
run round in my head

I wish you out of the woods
and into the picture with me
I wish you over the moon
come out of the question and be

If this is going to
run round in my head
I might as well be dreaming
run round in my head

If this is going to
run round in my head
I might as well be dreaming
run round in my head

Everything is open
Nothing's set in stone
Rivers turn to oceans
Oceans tide you home
Home is where the heart is
But your heart had to roam
Drifting over bridges
Never to return
Watching bridges burn

You're driftwood floating underwater
Breaking into pieces, pieces, pieces
Just driftwood, hollow and of no use
Waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you

Nobody's an island
Everyone had to go
Pillars turn to butter
Butterflying low
Low is where your heart is
But your heart has to grow
Drifting under bridges
Never with the flow
And you really didn't think it would happen
But it really is the end of the line

So I'm sorry that you've turned to driftwood
But you've been drifting for a long, long time

Everywhere there's trouble
Nowhere's safe to go
Pushes turn to shovels
Shovelling the snow
Frozen you have chosen
The path you wish to go
Drifting now forever
And forever more
Until you reach your shore

You're driftwood floating underwater
Breaking into pieces, pieces, pieces
Just driftwood, hollow and of no use
Waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you

And you really didn't think it would happen
But it really is the end of the line
So I'm sorry that you've turned to driftwood
But you've been drifting for a long, long time
You've been drifting, for a long, long time
Drifting for a long, long time

Some days I feel sad and lonely
some days I feel fine...
Some days the clock just ticks too slowly
and I wish away my time.
I wish away my time

when you come to me
I realize how wonderful my life can be.
With you... You and me.
Some days bounce like a basketball
some days make me blue.
Some days I stare out through my window
and wonder what the world will do.
I wonder what the world will do'

And when I wake at night
the darkness closes in.
My heart takes fright.
You remind me that I'm alright.

Some days I think I just fell from the sky.
Some days I have to ask the question "why?"
But everyday I try...

Some days I am virtuous,
but some days I'm just bad.
Some days I just can't get enough
of the sweetest things I ever had.
The sweetest things I ever had.

But when you telephone,
I realize that I am never really all alone
And dream that I am home, I am home,
I am home...

Once in every life
Love should leave you without a choice
Where the only thing right
Is to follow that still small voice

Once in every day
It should take your breath away
Once upon a time
Should happen once in every life

Once you give it your heart
Without holding back your soul
You can dance in the dark
Cause you're never there alone

Once in every hour
You should feel the healing pow'r
Once upon a time
Should happen once in every life

Once its stronger than you
There's nothing else you can do
You stop asking why
Just let yourself fly

Once in every life
Love should feel so good you cry
And your only release
Is releasing three small words

Once you hear them aloud
You'll feel heaven coming down
Once upon a time
Should happen once in every life

Once upon a time
Should happen once in every life

Like a tiny seed
Firmly in the soil
Nurtured with a love i think
So rare
Givin room to breathe
Givin time to see
It's now so clear to me
You were there
You were there

When I was just a flower
Afraid out in the forest
Hiding from the shadows all alone
I knew you'd be along
My faith in you was strong
Like our favorite song
To lead me home
You led me home

And with each changing season
Though I grow a little stronger
Rising up to touch the open sky
And if I gave you a reason
Not to hold me any longer
You gave me thousand reasons why

You are my steady oak
Standing tall and strong
Protecting me with everything you have
And I know deep inside
I would not have survived
Without you by my side
Oh and I
I love you Dad

There's a piper in the corner.
There's a dancer on the floor
Friends around the table,
there's one who calls for more
And there's Gaelic in the fiddle
like the Gaelic in the Glen
And the songs take on new meaning boys
It's getting dark again

CHORUS
Getting dark again
Getting dark again
For the second time since we got up
It's getting dark again

There was tea and tunes this morning
or was it yesterday
When friends and fiddles gathered
where friends and fiddles played
There were lots of those were good times
and do you remember when
But that was jigs and reels ago
Now it's getting dark again

CHORUS

Now if any of you were slighted by the deeds that now are done
By the fellowship of music and the fantasy of fun
Well we'd like to say we're sorry
shed a tear for you but then
We haven't got the time right now 'cause
It's getting dark again

CHORUS

There's a piper in the corner.
There's a dancer on the floor
Friends around the table,
there's one who calls for more
And there's Gaelic in the fiddle
like the Gaelic in the Glen
And the songs take on new meaning boys
She's getting dark again

CHORUS

And the songs take on new meaning
She's getting dark again

Wish I could whistle down the Northern Lights
And send them dancing all across the night
Maybe then when all the sky was blazing
Maybe then I'd feel you somewhere
gazing at a star,
And you could feel me too
as I say goodbye to you
It breaks my heart in two, to say goodbye to you

Wish time could turn us back to yesterday
The gods above would look the other way
Maybe then we still could laugh together
Maybe then it could be spring forever and a day
But I must face the truth and say goodbye to you
It breaks my heart in two, to say goodbye to you

Wish I could whistle down the Northern Lights
And send them dancing all across the night
Maybe then in my memories for saving
One last time you're on the hill waving from afar
One last glance or two and I'll say goodbye to you
It breaks my heart in two, to say goodbye to you

Over an ocean and over a sea
Beyond these great waters, oh what do I see?
I see the great mountains
climb from the coastline
The hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine
Oh they come from the countries all over the world
To hack at the forest, to plow the land down
Fishermen, farmers and sailors all come
To clear for the future this pioneer ground

CHORUS
We are an island, a rock in a stream
We are a people as proud as there's been
In soft summer breeze or in wild winter winds
The home of our hearts, Cape Breton

Over the rooftops and over the trees
Within these new townships, oh what do I see?
I see the black pitheads, the coal-wheels are turning
The smokestacks are belching and the blast furnace burning
Oh the sweat on the back is no joy to behold
In the heat of the steel plant or mining the coal
And the foreign-owned companies
force us to fight
For our survival and for our rights

CHORUS

Over the highways and over the roads
Over the causeway, stories are told
They tell of the coming and the going away
The cities of America draw me away
Ah the companies come, the companies go
And the ways of the world we may never know
We'll follow the footsteps of those on their way
And we'll ask for the right to leave or to stay

CHORUS

The Gift
by:Aselin Debison

A poor orphan girl named Maria
was walking to market one day
she stopped for to rest by the road side
where a bird with a broken wing lay
a few moments passed till she saw it
for its feathers were covered with sand
and soon clean and wrapped it was traveling
in the warmth of Maria's small hand

she happily gave her last peso
on a cage made of rushes and twine
she fed it loose corn from the market
and watched it grow stronger with time

now the gift-giving service was coming
and the chruch shone with tinsel and light
and all of the town folk brought presents
to lay by the manger that night

there were diamonds, incense and perfumes
and packages fit for a king
but for one ragged bird in a small cage
Maria had nothing to bring

she waited till just before midnight
so no one would see her go in
and crying she knelt by the manger
for her gift was unworthy of him

then a voice spoke to her through the darkness
Maria what brings you to me
if the bird in the cage is your offering
open the door let me see

so she trembled she did as he asked her
and out of the cage the bird flew
soaring up into the rafters
on a wing that had healed good as new

just then the midnight bells rang out
and the little bird started to sing
a song that no words could recapture
for its beauty was fit for a king

now Maria felt blessed just to listen
to that cascade of notes sweet and long
as her offering was lifted to heaven
by the very first nightingale's song

Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
저 높은 무지개 건너 어딘가엔

And the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby
자장가에서 한 번 들었던 곳이 있어요

Somewhere over the rainbow blue birds fly
무지개 너머 푸른 새들이 날아다니는

And the dreams that you dream of dreams really do come true
당신이 꿈꾸었던 것이 현실이 되는 그런 곳이 있어요

Someday I'll wish upon a star
언젠가 별님께 소원을 빌 거에요

and wake up where the clouds are far behind me
그러면 저 밑으로 구름이 보이는 곳에서 잠을 깰테죠

Where trouble melts like lemon drops
모든 근심들이 레몬방울처럼 사라져버리고

High above the chimney top
저기 굴뚝보다 더 높은 곳에서

That's where you'll find me
나를 찾을 수 있을거예요

Somewhere over the rainbow blue birds fly
무지개 너머 어딘가에는 푸른 새들이 날아다녀요

And the dream that you dare to
그리고 감히 꿈꾸건데

Oh! why, oh why can't I?
오, 왜 나는 날아갈 수 없을까요?

Well, I see trees of green and red roses, too
푸른 나무들과 붉은 장미들을 봐요

I watch them bloom for me and you
그것들은 우리들을 위해 피어난 것이랍니다

And I think to myself "What a wonderful world"
그래서 전 생각해요 '세상은 정말 아름다워'

Well, I see skies of blue and clouds of white
푸른 하늘과 하얀 구름을 봐요

and the brightness of day,I like the dark
밝은 낮과 잘자라고 말하는 밤을

And I think to myself "What a wonderful world"
그래서 전 생각해요 '세상은 정말 아름다워'

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
하늘의 아름다운 무지개의 색깔들은

Are also on the faces of people passing by
지나가는 사람들의 얼굴에도 있어요

I see friends shaking hands saying "How do you do?"
친구들이 손을 흔들며 '잘 지내?'라고 인사하네요

They're really saying "I , I love you"
그들은 '사랑해'라고 말하는 거예요

I hear babies crying and I watch them grow
아이의 우는 소리를 듣고 아이가 자라는 것을 봐요

They'll learn much more than We'll know
그들은 우리보다 더 많은걸 배울거에요

And I think to myself "What a wonderful world"
그래서 전 생각해요 '세상은 정말 아름다워'

Someday I'll wish upon a star
언젠가 별님께 소원을 빌 거에요

and wake up where the clouds are far behind me
그러면 저 밑으로 구름이 보이는 곳에서 잠을 깰테죠

Where trouble melts like lemon drops
모든 근심들이 레몬방울처럼 사라져버리고

High above the chimney top
저기 굴뚝보다 더 높은 곳에서

That's where you'll find me
나를 찾을 수 있을거예요

Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
저 높은 무지개 건너 어딘가엔

And the dream that you dare to
그리고 감히 꿈꾸건데

Oh! why, oh why can't I?
오, 왜 나는 날아갈 수 없을까요?