Green

Over the fields and by the deep blue sea,
Oh, hear the waves, rushing to shore, to me!
On the tracks we used to run, to play,
The love grass clings to strangers, and away!

In the distance, the dandelions blew,
Through the air and into the sky they flew.
For pride and arrogance they do not lack,
For to be free there is no turning back.

Nuts they forget their shells, humans our roots,
Swap your comfy old sneakers for new boots!
The grass on the other side seem greener,
When mellowed and cooled your august summer,
Harsh and bitter the January winter.

Si Tenggang, foolish Malaysian hero!
Left his home, sailed the seas, returned, and lo!
And what had he brought back with him, I say?
Riches and gold, bride as pretty as May!
He turned his worn-out old mother away,
Into stone he changed, and thus he will stay.

Most mysterious, the karmic wheel of life,
For a love that is unrequited,
For the letting go sets the mermaid free.
The stem being cut from the water lily,
Forced she is to create her own destiny.

Gliding along, around the pond she sees,
The ugly duckling
From her December,
Has at last
Turned into
A gorgeous
Swan.