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Posted By: Naemanson
07-Dec-10 - 02:48 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Kantan Chamorrita - Music from Guam
Subject: RE: Folklore: Kantan Chamorrita - Music from Guam
I got permission. Dr. Flores is my literature professor.

Kantan Chamorrita Song
Evelyn Flores, Guam

Man        Oh my lover, you're enchanting
        Like the moonbeams on a cool sea
        To you I will fore'er be faithful
        No other in the world can please me.
        
Woman        Faithful, faithful, you as lover
        Truth in those words never, never
        For today, perhaps an hour,
        A pretty face appears, it's over.
        
Man        What, my love, do you mistrust me?
        How can I convince you further?
        Like the ocean in its raging
        Who would dare to rule your water?
        
Woman        Can you hear the rooster crowing,
        This is why I cannot trust him
        Smooth as oil but weak in loving
        Chasing women at his whim.
        
Man        Is this indeed your cruel decision
        See, my friends, her quick rejection.
        When you're old and think about us
        You'll regret this loss of passion.
        
Woman        What is passion but a flower
        Lives for just a single hour
        Give me rock that's strong, abiding
        That kind of man will light my fire
        
Woman        Plain of face and not as shapely
        But his heart will never wander
        His devotion like the stars above us
        His love for me will last forever
        
Man        There's no man like that who lives
        Except perhaps in your desire
        Best take I say what real life offers
        Or risk the loss of all love's fire
        
Woman        Just as the ant can think no larger
        Than his anthill and its larder
        So you can't conceive this true lover
        Whose faithfulness will rouse my ardour.
        
Woman        Adios fair weather lover
        To say your heart breaks, please don't bother
        Go chase the girl whose love is smaller
        You will, I'm sure, deserve each other.