[Oe List ...] Hai Ou project tune

[Evelyn Philbrook]

Dear Jaime,

I mentioned this tune and was told that it has political over tones, but 
I don't know for which party. I will try to find out this weekend.

Evelyn

On 5/26/2011 7:49 PM, Jaime R Vergara wrote:
> Had used the project tune for Earth Day in my Oral English class for 
> Chinese learners, and proceeded to use some of our movement tunes and 
> others, from Brahm's lullaby to Chariots of Fire, writing new words 
> where appropriate.  Been appropriating and affirming Chinglish, just 
> so the students feel free to use the language without constraints of 
> syntax (literal Mao's: "Good good study, day day up," study well to 
> move ahead, is a good example).  On Nancy and the Songaia crowd's 
> inspiration, quickly did one on Simple Gifts:
> *SIMPLE GIFTS*
> **
> Its a gift to be simple, its a gift to be free,
> Its a gift to belong where our bodies want to be,
> And we find ourselves in the place of delight
> In the land of fullness, of light that’s bright.
> /(Refrain)/
> /When life’s simplicity is gained,/
> /We bow and we bend, //we will not be ashamed,/
> /And we turn and we change, //we will be just right,/
> /Yes, we turn, we change, //to the bright new light./
> It’s a gift to be gentle, it’s a gift to be fair,
> It’s a gift to wake up, to breath the air,
> We walk every morning in the path that we choose,
> It’s a gift, a play, we can never lose. /(Refrain)/
> It’s a gift to be humble, it’s a gift to be kind.
> It’s a gift to listen, to hear another mind.
> We speak our feelings, and we come out true,
> that’s a gift for me and a gift for you. /(Refrain)/
> It’s a gift to be loving, we are giving to all,
> Like the rain in spring, it splashes on its fall.
> We use this gift, and we come to see,
> That life of loving in China be. /(Refrain)/
>
> Tnx Nancy.  Got 200 Chinese students singing this and 19 other songs.  
> Am providing the music on MP3 format as well, (or burn a CD on my Mac) 
> and the only tune missing is the Hai Ou project tune.
> Any assistance will be appreciated
>
> j'aime la vie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaime R Vergara <svesjaime at aol.com>
> To: oe at wedgeblade.net
> Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 7:22 pm
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Recommended film
>
> Thanks, John.  Unfortunately, can't seem to open the web here in Dong Bei.
> Meanwhile, I do desperately need the title to the Hai Ou HDP song.  
> Kenny G had a recording of it when he came to China but since his 
> "Jasmine Flower" unfortunately got associated with the Jasmine social 
> networking revolution, his pieces seems to have joined the censored 
> list of music pieces.
> If anyone has an MP3 recording of the piece (The Hai Ou project song - 
> don't know if it is the same as the "Jasmine Flower"), would 
> appreciate an assist, like, the next 24 hours?
> Larry and Evelyn, the Wests, u still der?
> Jaime
>
>
> j'aime la vie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jlepps at pc.jaring.my <mailto:jlepps at pc.jaring.my> 
> <jlepps at pc.jaring.my <mailto:jlepps at pc.jaring.my>>
> To: 'Order Ecumenical Community' <oe at wedgeblade.net 
> <mailto:oe at wedgeblade.net>>
> Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 5:40 am
> Subject: [Oe List ...] Recommended film
>
> Colleagues:
>
> Last night we saw a fantastic film on Public Television -- "Welcome to 
> Shelbyville," the story of a small town in Tennessee undergoing major 
> change. It's a documentary of how attitudes of black and white 
> residents shifted with the influx of first Hispanics, and more 
> recently Sudanese. It's a great story of a community coming to terms 
> with diversity, and would be an excellent program with a group 
> followed by a focused discussion. It's also playing in some theaters 
> in Colorado.
>
> You can see it online at http://video.rmpbs.org/video/1944965828/
>
> John
>
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