CNY Songs for 2010/2009

BEC MARS of the Church of St Francis of Assisi, held our Chinese New Year pot-luck get-together on the fourteenth day of the Lunar New Year at John and Mary Boi's home. My beloved John and I enjoyed ourselves so much with the joyful fellowship of friends and families, the overindulgence of such glorious food-fare that were generously shared and some games to keep the merry-mood going!


I know...I know, this post is very much belated, but just have to put on record Michael Wong's annual composition of his CNY songs since I came to know that he didn't maintain them.

This is one of the highlights of the celebration where all participants will sing our hearts out gleefully, twice or even thrice sometimes, with much laughter at the words he had creatively included.

This wonderful friend of ours is multi-talented - gifted in writing, singing and composing, painting and the likes.

Sharing below Michael's CNY creations for 2010 and 2009, enjoy and sing along :

GONG XI, GONG XI (for Tiger Year 2010)

Chorus: Gong xi, gong xi, gong xi ni (twice)

1. Celebrating Tiger Year
   Jesus Christ is also here
   Sharing lots of joy and cheer
   Altogether sing.
      Chorus
2. Since this is the Tiger Year
   Bring along some tiger beer
   Then we'll have some fun my dear
   Sing aloud again.
      Chorus
3. Put your luck all in the pot
   Tell us all what have you brought
   Must be something nice and hot
   All join in and sing.
      Chorus
4. Vegetable, meat and rice
   Curry chicken with lots of spice
   If too hot then add some ice
   Everybody sing.
      Chorus
5. Foo jok barley from Francis Fork
   Eddy, Yu Ling brought roast pork
   Tell us John, what have you got
   Tell us then we'll sing.
      Chorus

TIGER YEAR (following the tune of He Xin Nian at YouTube

Chorus:
Tiger Year, Tiger Year
Bring along your tiger beer
Jesus Christ, He also will be here.

Tiger Year, Tiger Year
Let's have fun and joy and cheer
Eat and drink, drink all the tiger beer.

1. Let's have laughter, smiles and drink and lots of fun
   There's enough of food for everyone
      Chorus
2. Let's not forget, migrant workers and the poor
   All the sick and lonely ones, my dear
      Chorus

GONG XI, GONG XI (for Ox Year 2009)

Chorus: Gong xi, gong xi, gong xi ni (twice)

1. Let us give praise and thanks to God
   For this Year of the Ox
   Save your fortune in a box
   Everybody sing.
      Chorus
2. Let the Year of Ox begin
   Tis no time to think of sin
   We will get through thick or thin
   Altogether sing.
      Chorus
3. Bring along your pot of luck
   Tau foo, sambal, roasted duck
   Inside ang pow just one buck
   Let us sing again.
      Chorus
4. There's so much of food to take
   Vegetable, fruit and cake
   Ikan pari on a plate
   Sing along again.
      Chorus
5. Tuck in till your tummy's full
   There's no need to push or pull
   And so all you have to do
   Is fill your plate and sing.
      Chorus
6. When you have enough of this
   Can you give me a New Year kiss
   That's one thing I wouldn't miss
   Come join in and sing.
      Chorus