Wednesday, July 13, 2011

140. Peace Corps 50th Anniversary

Here is a little song that I along with a few other volunteers wrote to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps.

You may have to turn up your volume a little.  Enjoy!

Lyrics:
One day I met this girl
Was gonna change the world
She wanted to explore  
So she joined the Peace Corps

Now she’s in Moldova
Close to Romania
Her family, she misses   
And remembers their kisses

Chorus:
You could be like her
And fly across the sea                    
To live in harmony
Cu  Moldavanii [Translation: With Moldavian]            

She speaks to those she’s among
In their native tongue                   
She desires to share her story    

She lives with a host family         
Experiences life daily
She loves spending time with them
It’s sublime, does it have to end?

*Chorus*

She’s assisting her new community
With projects of many varieties 
This girl has the desire
To help put out the fires

She keeps a blog and writes
To shine a new light                 
On her new land
So the US can understand

*Chorus*

Hai, hai davai (x4) [A phrase used a lot by Moldavians 'hai' is Romanian and 'davai' is Russian]
She told her family goodbye

She wanted to explore
So she joined the Peace Corps
She joined the Peace Corps
So she, could, explore

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