Steven Hall, who I’ve introduced here, sent us a 1940s Thai song (MP3) and by his permission I want to share it with you. The style of music reminds me of Jim Jarmush favourite Mulatu Astatque and his Ethiopiques series and Balinese degung music (although I’m thinking of a much slower version than this Youtube example).
The song’s name is “My Warning” and the singer is Praiwan LoogPet. It is an adaptation of a very old traditional Thai folksong with modern lyrics added–the style is called “Lam That” which means “music layed after working in the rice fields“.
His girlfriend is leaving the countryside (this is a country style song–from Petburi Province near Bangkok) and going to Bangkok the big city–he is warning his sweetheart that Bangkok is dangerous for a country girl–he is afraid he will lose her to a slick city man.
“Don’t let another man kiss you where I kissed you…if you keep yourself clean (sexually) you will be more beautiful”
Dedicated to my girl.
Hey, I just thought I’d pop in and say ‘Hi’ as I could not resist, of course, after reading on Tales from the Reading Room how we both live in Antwerp.
This first post is a gem already so I subscribed. When you have 328 feeds to read, why not add one more, right?
Hi Nils,
Good to meet you, I’m looking forward to your thinking blog contribution. I’m stilling mulling over mine.
Jan
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