Folk song

In class we have been studying Chinese folk songs. To help go further in our studies, we are also looking at folk songs from around the world. One of the ones I found was a children song called Clementine and it's an American folk song.

Clementine

In a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine, 
Lived a miner, forty-niner, and his daughter Clementine. 

Chorus 
Oh my darling, Oh my darling, Oh my darling Clementine, 
You are lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine. 

Light she was, and like a fairy, and her shoes were number nine, 
Herring boxes without topses, sandals were for Clementine. 

Drove she ducklings to the water every morning just at nine, 
Hit her foot against a splinter, fell into the foaming brine. 

Ruby lips above the water, blowing bubbles soft and fine, 
Alas for me! I was no swimmer, so I lost my Clementine. 

In a churchyard near the canyon, where the myrtle doth entwine, 
There grow roses and other posies, fertilized by Clementine. 

Then the miner, forty-niner, soon began to peak and pine, 
Thought he oughter join his daughter, now he's with his Clementine. 

In my dreams she still doth haunt me, robed in garments soaked in brine, 
While in life I used to hug her, now she's dead I draw the line

This song seems to be made around the mining period and I think it's about a miner losing his daughter. He is sad for a while but then after losing Clementine for a while he has another daughter and kind of forgets about the loss of Clementine.

It was very hard writing a folk song and where to begin, but here's my folk song that I made:

Wild and Free

She gets up just before dawn,
Packs a lunch and a thermos full of coffee
Just to help her make it through her day.
She works long hours,
Just to help her pay the bills
Even though someday's it's just not enough.

She does the best she can
Just to make it through life.
She just wishes that there 
was just an easier way to life.

She just wants to live her life,
Wild and free.
She wants to travel the world.
See new places
Without a care in the world.

She just wants to live wild and free 
With no bills to pay
No long hours to work.
She just wants to live wild and free.
Just wild and free

Chinese Literature

This past week we have been studying Chinese literature still. We had to compare and contrast Confucianism beliefs versus our beliefs and values. There were a lot of things that they valued more than we do. They seem more strict about things and it seems like us Americans don't really care. I actually enjoy reading Chinese literature.

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In my individual reading book, I haven't had that much time to read. I've been busy busy busy from work, DMACC, and my clinicals. I guess that's the fun of being a senior right? Oh well. I hope I find time this coming week so I can finish my book!

May the Force be with You

In class we are now learning about Chinese Literature. The other day we watched clips about "the force" from Star Wars. Am I lame if I have never really watched Star Wars? Well anyways we had to compare the clips about "the force" to the poem we read from Taoism. Honestly I couldn't really compare and contrast it since that was really the first time watching it. I think I may have to watch those clips many more times to really understand it. Feel free to explain to me what Star Wars is about. Right now, I don't get the point of those movies.

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In my individual book I am reading, I read about 25 more pages! I am almost done with the book! I'm hoping I get time this week to finish it! I am very busy this coming week with clinicals and working at Hy-Vee. Anyways, I love this book! Some days it can be hard to read but I have to re-read a page every now and then to fully understand it. The main character in The Stranger seems to not really care about the feelings of anyone and seems to be careless about everything in the world.