Funaki

Funaki music:

⟼ "Animal Sequence" (2023) EP (Beaver, Snow owl, Kangaroo and Frog)

Lyrics written by Egil Martin Kurdøl:

BEAVER

I will bring down the tree - bring the tree down -

open up to the stars – to the moon – to the sky

 I will bring the tree down -



by the weight of the shadows – the night rest further away


by the dreams abstraction – the sky is clouded


by the evidence of the stones – colour is lost, fades away


The sky is clouded – from the weight of the shadows


because of the stillness from the lake- the image lifts up


the night rest further away – the sky is clouded

 I will bring down the tree


bring us closer to the moon – to the sky – to the stars


open up to the sky and the stars and for everything to float-

 I will bring the tree down


I will rest in my house


rest in my home – rest for time


rest in the sound of the stream

 everything to float free
“–––”
(thanks to Antoinette de Robien for parts of the lyrics)

SNOW OWL

We were so very happy the first time we came to you and saw

All the composers playing the snow

with their balls - in the snow
Snow Owl – Snow Owl
We were so -------------------
Snow Owl
Snow Owl

KANGAROO

I want to touch the Kangaroo and see him smile

I want to hug him for a while

I want to jump beside him trough the woods

but I will never be a Kangaroo

that is understood
Hop hop hop my sad Kangaroo

hop hop hop that’s the thing to do
I like to see the birds when they are flying around

and listen to their beautiful sound

but most of all I love the Kangaroo

cause he knows how to hop the way I would like to do

Hop hop ---

 “–––”
Hop hop through Bimblebox and Burrangorang

hop hop hop through the woods

hop for your life to be understood.

FROG

He stretched his legs to far

he was drinking bourbon in a bar
Sad, sad sad for the frog

sad for the frog
He stretched his legs to far

he was drinking four roses in a bar


Sad, sad so sad for the frog

sad for the frog

MARTIAL EAGLE

I see everything from high above,

The river floats forever down below

Lots of hippos and the big monitor (lizard)

I dive down until you all disappear

My purpose gives me energy – to maintain the balance for us all.

Take on black mambas without fear

I know my duty even if it seems hard to bear

I see the sleepy salamander

He always walks alone

Leave him in the darkest places

Something will remain unknown

My cousin working hard underground –

The honeybadger doing his part of the deal

Together with the crocodile we rule water, air and the ground.

I deeply love to see the malachite kingfisher – a relative so fabulous and colourful and dear to me –

My purpose gives me courage to maintain balance for us all.