It's not just the seagulls you have to be wary of !
One of our social evenings last August organised by Alison - a stroll around the harbour on a sunny evening, followed by a fish & chip supper.
Here are the late eaters (quite a queue at the chippy I seem to remember) so we didn't all get to sit down and eat together.
Many thanks to Sarah Mitchell for providing this photo
by Elizabeth Bryson
I’ve been doing a little research on this delightful lullaby. Apparently not strictly a folk song, it was written by Jose Ramon Gomez (music) and Juan Francisco Muñoz and published in 1904. The original was written as a Christmas song, with the Virgin Mary singing to the baby Jesus. It had a lot more verses than are usually sung nowadays, mostly reflecting on the suffering that Jesus would endure on the cross. Since then it has become a popular children’s song or lullaby, using just a few words from the original.
The words are:-
A la nanita nana, nanita ella, nanita ella,
Mi niño tiene sueño, bendito sea, bendito sea. (2x)
Fuentecita que corre clara y sonora,
Ruiseñor que en la selva Cantando y llora
Calla mientras la cuna se balancea,
A la nanita nana, nanita ella.
A la nanita nana, nanita ella, nanita ella,
Mi niño tiene sueño, bendito sea, ....
In English :-
A lullaby, a little lullaby -
My baby is dreaming, bless him.
Little brook, running clear and noisy;
Nightingale in the forest, singing and weeping -
Be quiet while the cradle is rocking,
(And I’m singing) A lullaby, a little lullaby.
These lyrics have been added to 'Choir Resources' so you can sing along.
by Elizabeth Bryson
Since the lockdown, I’ve started telling stories to my 4 year old grandson Bobby via Messenger, WhatsApp, etc. He loves stories about Bobby the Brave, Sylvia the Fearless and Jenny the Reckless.
It inspired me to start drawing again.
Last week, they all built a rocket and travelled with their friends Dragon and Dragon’s baby to visit the Clangers, for Soupdragon’s baby’s birthday. Here they are, singing with the Clangers.
Editor's note.
As a bit of a bonus to Beth's Lockdown blog from Spain, I thought it might be appropriate to add a version of a popular traditional Spanish lullaby 'A La Nanita Nana' that Beth hadn't previously come across.
This arrangement is by Wendy Sergeant who composes and arranges songs for Community Choirs. This was recorded at a singing workshop she led, down in Shrewsbury back in November 2018.
If you go to the 'Choir Resources' tab you can find it there. Who knows, the choir may at some stage be able to serenade Beth with a rendition of it - no pressure, Sarah!!