Tributes to a Generation
Welsh singer Paul Child sings ‘The Price of Coal’
The Aberfan Coal Tip Tragedy
(sung by Raymond Crooke, used by permission)
The mining men of Wales are hardy, strong and bold,
And they tunnel in the earth and make it yield its coal.
But in the town of Aberfan, it’s dearer now than gold,
For one generation, for the profit has been sold.
How many died in Aberfan
When the coal tip came rumbling down?
How many children will never grow old?
How many lives purchase how many tons of coal?
The little school of Pantglas lay where the mountain loomed,
And some two hundred children took their lessons in its rooms.
The day fall recess was to begin, they went to meet their doom,
Not knowing “the green hollow” would soon become their tomb.
Chorus
It was just 9:00 AM when they opened up the door,
And in came the children, two hundred, maybe more,
For nobody knew what the mountain had in store.
The lucky ones were tardy, the others are no more.
Chorus
” I played with my big dog, I played with my cat.”
Signed “Paul, October 21.” There’s nothing after that.
For the mountain came down, and everyone was trapped,
And now there’s only coal slag where little Paul once sat.
Chorus
In eighteen hundred and seventy-four, the first pit shaft went down,
And they started piling mining waste on the slopes above the town.
And everybody knew that the practice was unsound
But for ninety-two years no better place was found.
Chorus
The men of the National Coal Board said that they’d known from the first.
The coal tips they permitted were a worry and a curse.
But I’ve heard that kind of thing so many times and it always sounds rehearsed.
If the coal tip was a murderer, the Coal Board’s crime was worse.
Chorus
For the children all were pretty, the children all were fine,
But the children went to school in the shadow of the mine.
With the slag heap up above them, they were running out of time,
And they were buried alive by the Ministry of Mines.
How many died in Aberfan
When the coal tip came tumbling down.
How many children will never grow old.
How many lives purchase how many tons of coal?
words & music by Thom Parrott Copyright (c) 1968 by Thom Parrott, BMI
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I wrote to Thom Parrott’s organisation in the USA to request permission to reproduce these words. To my surprise I received a warm personal email from Thom Parrott and was struck that, in the true tradition of folk, the piece was written very quickly after the event. He said, “At the time I wrote the song, rescue efforts were still going on and nobody knew how many died.” It made the song even more moving to me.
Güzel görünen herkes bir gün yaşlanacak. Ama iyi insanlar yaşlansalar da iyi insan olarak kalacaklar.
Edebim elvermez edepsizlik edene, Susmak en güzel cevap, edebi elden gidene.
Hani dilimizin ucuna gelip de söyleyemediklerimiz var ya; Allah o sözlerin yolunu açık etsin.
Kalbin hangi sevgi için çarpıyorsa yeni doğan günün güneşi Seni ona kavuştursun.
Aşk Hükmetmez, Terbiye Eder. – J.W.von Goeth
Yüzde ısrar etme, doksan da olur. İnsan dediğinde, noksan da olur. Sakın büyüklenme, elde neler var. Bir ben varım deme, yoksan da olur…
Yapabileceğiniz en büyük macera, hayallerinizin hayatını yaşamaktır. Oprah Winfrey
Aşk; eğri bacaklıyı doğru görme sanatıdır.
Bence toplumun ilk görevi adalettir. Alexander Hamilton
Kadın kocasını daha az sevmeli, fakat daha çok anlamalı; erkek, karısını daha çok sevmeli, fakat anlamaya çalışmamalıdır. – Oscar Wilde
Geleceğimin tam olarak nasıl olacağını hala bilmiyorum ama, bildiğim bir şey var ki içinde sen yoksun. – Post Grad
“Mutlu olmayı yarına bırakmak, karşıya geçmek için nehrin durmasını beklemeye benzer ve bilirsin, o nehir asla durmaz.” – Grange
Zor sınavlar güçlü insanlar yetiştirir.
Can paramparça ve ellerim, kelepçede, tütünsüz, uykusuz kaldım, terk etmedi sevdan beni… – Ahmet Arif
“Mutluluğu, en karanlık zamanlarda bile, sadece ışığı açmayı hatırlarsa bulur .” – JKRowling
Işığın olduğu her yerde gölgeler de vardır.
Ey canımın sahibi Yar! Sen benimle olduktan sonra kaybettiklerimin ne önemi var. – Mevlana
Bilgelik, herhangi bir zenginlikten daha önemlidir. Sofokles
Hakları ve zevkleri ellerinden alınan gençler, onların yerine daha gizli ve tehlikeli olanlarını koyar. – J. J. Rousseau
Demokrasi, hakkettiğimizden daha iyi yönetilmeyeceğimizi garanti eden bir sistemdir.- George Bernard Shaw
Dil söyler kulak dinler, kalp söyler kainat dinler.
Nefsin, üzüm ve hurma gibi tatlı şeylerin sarhoşu oldukça, ruhunun üzüm salkımını görebilir misin ki?
Eighty percent of success is showing up. (Başarının yüzde sekseni ortaya çıkmaktır.) – Woody Allen
Aşk; topuklarından etine kadar işlemiş bir nasır gibidir. Ya canın acıya acıya adım atacaksın, ya da canını acıta acıta söküp atacaksın. İki yolda da tek bir gerçek olacak; canın çok ama çok acıyacak…
Gönlüne en yakın olan kişi, sana en çok zarar verebilen kişidir.
İyi düşünmek iyidir; iyi hareket etmek çok daha iyidir. -Horace Mann
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