What a beautiful song by Canadian singer and songwriter Jack Grunsky!! My son learnt this song in his kindergarten class and sang it last week for his school's 10th anniversary celebration. The tune just caught on to me. As a parent there are so many wonderful messages I can take from this song. Here are my thoughts and interpretation of this song...
Show me days of wonder
New roads to travel on
Help me make discoveries
Teach me a brand new song
(We must let our children be free so they can wonder about everything they see. We must travel and explore and show them new places and things. We must give them enough leisure so they can make new discoveries. We must sing and dance and learn with them as they learn new songs.)
Show me where I come from
So much to realize
Show me where I’m going to
And open up my eyes
(As newcomers to another country, we must teach our children where they came from, the culture of their parents land and also the culture of their new home. This knowledge will keep them rooted so they can go forward into the future with confidence taking with them the knowledge of the old and the learnings of the new)
If you will take me heart
If you will teach me all these things
You’re giving me the gift of wings
(All these wonderful lessons on life will give our children new wings and let them soar like they should!)
Show me all the beauty
Everywhere to see
Open up the gate
Set my imagination free
(Instead of the rush and monotony of the daily grind, we must show them everything that is beautiful in this world. We must take them into the lap of mother nature where beauty is everywhere as far as the eyes can see.)
Teach me to express myself
In many different ways
Build my sense of worthiness
For all of my days
(We must show the children how they can fully express themselves physically, emotionally and also intellectually. We must instil in them worthiness by teaching them responsibility towards themselves, their family, friends, community and the environment. We must teach them to give freely of themselves to others through charity and generosity, volunteering and helping those in need in their neighborhoods and community)
Help me find my colours
Help me bring them to the light
So that I may paint my dreams
Strong and beautiful and bright
(We must help our children find what they love doing and help them to realize them daily.)
Teach the joy of learning
To make the magic last
I’ll take into the future
All the love in my past
(Instead of cramming them with information and snuffing out the joy in learning, we must slowly kindle in them the joy of learning, so the joy lasts for all the days of their lives. The love of learning should grow as we grow and be carried to a ripe old age. That is the magic of life!! We must give them so much love and happiness because this is what they take into the future and to the generations yet to come!!)
If you will take me heart
If you will teach me all these things
You’re giving me the gift of wings
Show me days of wonder
New roads to travel on
Help me make discoveries
Teach me a brand new song
(We must let our children be free so they can wonder about everything they see. We must travel and explore and show them new places and things. We must give them enough leisure so they can make new discoveries. We must sing and dance and learn with them as they learn new songs.)
Show me where I come from
So much to realize
Show me where I’m going to
And open up my eyes
(As newcomers to another country, we must teach our children where they came from, the culture of their parents land and also the culture of their new home. This knowledge will keep them rooted so they can go forward into the future with confidence taking with them the knowledge of the old and the learnings of the new)
If you will take me heart
If you will teach me all these things
You’re giving me the gift of wings
(All these wonderful lessons on life will give our children new wings and let them soar like they should!)
Show me all the beauty
Everywhere to see
Open up the gate
Set my imagination free
(Instead of the rush and monotony of the daily grind, we must show them everything that is beautiful in this world. We must take them into the lap of mother nature where beauty is everywhere as far as the eyes can see.)
Teach me to express myself
In many different ways
Build my sense of worthiness
For all of my days
(We must show the children how they can fully express themselves physically, emotionally and also intellectually. We must instil in them worthiness by teaching them responsibility towards themselves, their family, friends, community and the environment. We must teach them to give freely of themselves to others through charity and generosity, volunteering and helping those in need in their neighborhoods and community)
Help me find my colours
Help me bring them to the light
So that I may paint my dreams
Strong and beautiful and bright
(We must help our children find what they love doing and help them to realize them daily.)
Teach the joy of learning
To make the magic last
I’ll take into the future
All the love in my past
(Instead of cramming them with information and snuffing out the joy in learning, we must slowly kindle in them the joy of learning, so the joy lasts for all the days of their lives. The love of learning should grow as we grow and be carried to a ripe old age. That is the magic of life!! We must give them so much love and happiness because this is what they take into the future and to the generations yet to come!!)
If you will take me heart
If you will teach me all these things
You’re giving me the gift of wings
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