One of the more unexpected side-effects of being TS is that often you end up Siamophillic.
That is to say, you fall in love with the chaotic, weird and wonderful people and culture of the Kingdom of Thailand. This is because so many of us go there for world-class surgery, better than is available in our own country, at very low prices.
Now I'm a Siamophile from way back, from 1990 in fact, when I first started doing pre-sales work with the Royal Thai Navy on the COSYS Naval Combat System. Originally for their Carrier, but the whole point about the system was its modularity, a subset of functions was fine for a Destroyer, and a smaller subset for a Patrol Vessel.
Here's a sweet song that is as undefinable, multicultural, and delightful as Thailand itself. It's by a group called "Carabao", and see how many different cultures you can see have influenced it.
Saturday, 14 April 2007
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Lyrics:
Tapping rubber in the South isn't safe,
so I came to ride "Win" motor-cycle taxi in Bangkok.
That kid of Thaksin are handsome.
He doesn't like hard-core songs, but likes Carabao's songs.
Got a young lover, one who wears the latest trendy single strap blouse.
But being together with her just for awhile was enough to reveal her foul behavior.
She said to stay on with me then would only to be starved to death for nothing.
She said to stay on with me then would only to be starved to death for nothing.
Poor people, as a result, wouldn't be prominent; so with tears flowing inwards, love came to the end of its track.
Rainy season's promises, they're obsolete; Buffalo's head must be sad, his young princess eliminated.
A young girl, a damsel from a farm home,
Came here to risk her fate, hoping to to find good-luck.
Had finished grade 3, but still haven't pass grade 4; chose the occupation as a lady selling her services.
Became a mistress of a prominent rich man. The rich man doesn't understand why one should like Parn's song.
Those songs condemns about men's flirtation the whole day. The rich man was somewhat annoyed by it, hence to breakup would be better off.
Every girl is self-willed; hence with tears flowing inwards, she's left having to clap with one hand.
Simple matters that men don't know, but girls knew them in depth; men are not involved.
REPEAT
kwaam ngao bpen kua-buak kua lop
Loneliness is like positive and negetive poles,
noom saao daai maa pop gan nai keun raao raan
young man and girl gets to meet in the night of sadness.
kon ngao yom kao jai kon ngao
Lonely people can understand lonely people,
meua saai dtaa sao song bpai tak taai gan
when their sights of sadness were sent to greet each other.
noom kor pleng baao saao gor kor pleng bpaan
Young man ask for Carabao's songs, young girl ask for Parn's songs.
noom rong pleng baao saao gor rong pleng bpaan
Young man sings Bao's songs, young girl then sings Parn's songs.
dok rak pli baan na dta-wan daeng
Flower of love blooms at "Tawan Daeng".
noom saao saan kwaam sam-pan
Young man and girl weave a relationship.
yaai bpai yoo duay gan yaang kao ok kao jai
They moved in to live together, understanding each other's heart.
bpert pleng bpaan fang duay gan dton baai
Turn on Parn's song to listen along in the afternoon;
glap jaak win-mor-sai gor bpert kaa raa-baao
When he returned from Win Motor, he would then turn on Carabao's songs.
song raeng ruam duay chuay gan wang waa eek mai naan man dtong dee gwaa gao
Both strongly together, and helping each other, hoping that not long things would be better than before.
bplian sa-wan bon din hai bpen daao
Change this heaven on earth into stars,
waa ja bpert raan lao cheu waa raan baao bpaan
And will open a wine shop, and name the shop Bao-Parn.
noom baao saao bpaan noom baao gap saao bpaan
Young Bao, young Parn; young Bao with young Parn,
song gaai hua jai dieow gan ruam saang dtam naan rak tor-ra-hot
2 bodies with hearts as one, together will build a legend of enduring love.
noom baao saao bpaan noom baao gap saao bpaan
Young Bao, young Parn; young Bao with young Parn,
song gaai hua jai dieow gan ruam saang dtam naan rak tor-ra-hot
2 bodies with hearts as one, together will build a legend of enduring love.
Read more: http://www.ethaimusic.com/carabao/noom-bao-saao-parn.html#ixzz0esfWZksG
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