Tiny Hands
Tiny Hands: Echoes of Resilience in Life's Rhythms
Lyrics
What have you seen in your short, long life?
Reflecting on life experiences and questioning what the person has observed.
Where did those tiny feet roam?
Exploring the places and experiences represented by small footsteps.
All the things you have done
Acknowledging various life accomplishments and roles, including being a wife, daughter, mother, and home-maker.
On top of being a wife
Highlighting the challenges and responsibilities of being a wife.
A daughter, a mother, a home
Emphasizing the multifaceted roles of being a daughter, mother, and maintaining a home.
What have you seen in your short long life?
Repeating the question, urging deeper reflection on life experiences.
What has your heart overcome?
Inquiring about challenges overcome and victories of the heart.
The traditional ways that are hidden away
Suggesting that traditional practices, though hidden, can be revived through the power of music (the beat of a drum).
Can be revived by the beat of a drum
Connecting the revival of traditions with the rhythmic power of a drumbeat.
What have you seen in your short, long life?
Persisting in the theme of reflecting on life experiences and questioning what has been witnessed.
What did those tiny hands do?
Asking about the actions and impact of the person's small hands.
Stretching, scraping, fixing, making
Enumerating various actions performed by the hands, emphasizing their significance.
Mending the skins that our souls fit within
Describing the hands' role in repairing and creating, particularly in relation to the essence of our souls.
Stitching nothing can undo
Stressing the permanence of certain actions carried out by the hands.
What have you seen in your short long life?
Reiterating the inquiry into life experiences and emotional triumphs.
What has your heart overcome?
Questioning what challenges the heart has conquered.
The traditional ways that are hidden away
Repeating the idea that hidden traditional ways can be revitalized through rhythmic beats.
Can be revived by the beat of a drum
Underlining the transformative power of drumbeats in reviving traditions.
What have you seen in your short long life?
Continuing the reflection on life experiences, now focusing on being a witness to societal wrongs.
A witness to so many wrongs
Describing the person as someone who has seen and observed many injustices.
Relocation, damnation, and misinformation
Listing negative experiences such as relocation, damnation, and misinformation.
Summation our nation's still strong
Asserting that despite the wrongs, the nation remains strong and resilient.
What have you seen in your short long life?
Repeating the question about life experiences, this time focusing on the suppression of the person's voice.
When did they silence your voice?
Asking when the person's voice was silenced by external forces.
The stories they spun made you swallow your tongue
Referencing stories that led to the suppression of the person's voice, creating a false sense of choice.
Made you feel like it was your choice
Implying that external narratives manipulated the person's perception of having a choice.
What have you seen in your short long life?
Persisting in the theme of questioning life experiences and emotional resilience.
What has your heart overcome?
Asking about the heart's victories and overcoming challenges.
The traditional ways that are hidden away
Reiterating the idea that hidden traditional ways can be rejuvenated through rhythmic beats.
Can be revived by the beat of a drum
Emphasizing the transformative influence of drumbeats in bringing back traditional practices.
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