Just to follow up on the new family, I heard the MOST perfect song for this little drabble
Love Struck Snow Leopard: Moments with Po
Part 36: A big family
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"Ok guys gather around, and sit in a circle." Po said, smiling cheerfully with a bowl full of something that looked yummy.
The children of the orphanage, plus their new son Leon, were quick to obey the order. In the clear…clearing just behind the orphanage building where each child, save one, slept. Po had both Tai Lung and Leon at his left and right side.
"Now guys, I brought this bowl of yummies for all of us to share. Leon may be our new son officially, but all of your have been his family for a long time, and he wanted to share it with you"
There was a collective 'Awww', which was more of a teasing to the young rabbit, who blush a bright pink in his white fur.
"Say thank you guys, it was his idea" Po said, a little warning parental tone in his voice
"Thank you!" Rung out from around the circle.
"But first, before we eat, I want us to sing a song" Po said
Tai Lung couldn't help chuckling softly at this. It would only be Po who would want to sing a song in dedication for food. Come to think of it, he was surprised the panda had lasted that long without just gobbling it all up as he normally would. That bowl would have been gone in seconds if Po alone were at the job.
"Why Master Po?" A bear cub asked
"Because, it's a very special song" Po smiled like the friendly bundle of panda he was, shifting a little bit on his buttock "Now, I'm going to start, and when I say so, I want you all to sing along. Ok?"
"But what if we don't know the words?" A shy looking lamb asked
"Don't worry, I'm going to say them first, and then you just have to repeat after me. It's not hard, but if you can't keep up don't worry, just hum along." The panda said, out of the corner of his eye ogling the food. He was little hungry, but he was a giant panda after all, he needed to keep his name up didn't he? Still, today he had to share. "Everyone ready?"
"Yes!" A chorus of little voice echoed.
"Good" Po said "Now listen carefully…" Po closed his eyes, hummed one bar, and started singing.
"Dango dngo dango dango dango dango daikazoku
Dango dango dango dango dango daikazoku
Yancha na yaki-dango yasashii an-dango
Sukoshi yumemigachi na tsukimi-dango
Osumashi goma-dango yotsugo kushi dango
Minna minna awasete hyakunin kazoku
Aka-chan dango wa itsumo shiawase no naka de
Toshiyori dango wa me o hosometeru
Nakayoshi dango te o tsunagi ooki na marui wa ni naru yo
Machi o tsukuri dango hoshi no ue minna de waraiau yo
Usagi mo sora de te o futte miteru dekkai o-tsuki-sama
Ureshii koto kanashii koto mo zenbu marumete"
At this point, Po started humming a tune, smiling a pleasant smile. This smile reflected onto each child's face easily and they swayed with the invisible beat. Tai Lung looked to both his sides, and took the paws of those beside him in his own. The little one's seemed to get the idea, and one by one a paw grasped another to make one big connected circle.
Tai Lung let go of the paw he was holding Po with, making a circle in the air, and then grabbed it again. Somehow, the children got the message once more. Each one knew what they had to sing next. And as the tattle tale humming of Po was starting to reach an end, a small band of voices, both young and old, everyone connected in that circle sung along with Po, the cubs' voices giving the song an innocent effect
"Nakayoshi dango te o tsunagi ooki na marui wa ni naru yo
Machi o tsukuri dango hoshi no ue minna de waraiau yo
Usagi mo sora de te o futte miteru dekkai o-tsuki-sama
Ureshii koto kanashii koto mo zenbu marumete"
What came next, as Po and Tai seemed to replace each syllable in that chorus with 'la', the cubs, smart little devils, caught on. And soon the air was filled with one la after the next. Eventually, the sequence ended. And Po alone was left to sing out the last of the song
"Dango dngo dango dango dango dango daikazoku
Dango dango dango dango dango daikazoku
Dango dngo dango dango dango dango daikazoku
Dango dango dango dango dango daikazoku"
Song left the air, and was replaced with excitement.
"That song is so sweet!" One cub shouted
"Tottally awesome!" Another shouted
"Ok, time to eat!" Po shouted, grabbing for a dango quickly
Both Tai and Po smiled as they ate. But Leon's smile was the biggest of all, from cheek to cheek. This was his big family…
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'In case you didn't know' Notes: A Dango is a dumping, that people eat, sometimes on skewers, there are many kinds.
If you want the English lyrics, they are, verse by verse:
Dango, dango, dango, dango dango, a big dango family
Dango, dango, dango, dango, a big dango family
The naughty fried dango, the kind red bean dango
The Mid-Autumn Festival dango that tends to dream a little
The prim sesame dango, the four dango on a skewer
Everyone, everyone comes together and it's a family of 100s
The baby dango is always within happiness
The aged dango has its eyes narrowed
The chummy dango hold their hands together and make a big, round ring
They build a town on the dango planet and everyone laughs together
The rabbit is trying to wave in the sky; the huge moon
Is rounding up everything, happy things and sad things, too
The chummy dango hold their hands together and make a big, round ring
They build a town on the dango planet and everyone laughs together
The rabbit is trying to wave in the sky; the huge moon
Is rounding up everything, happy things and sad things, too
Dango, dango, dango, dango dango, a big dango family
Dango, dango, dango, dango, a big dango family
Dango, dango, dango, dango dango, a big dango family
Dango, dango, dango, dango, a big dango family
The song's Name is Dango Daikazoku, and one of the most cutest songs I've ever heard. Give it a listen if you like
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