COMING AND GOING
I arrived
You were here
I looked at you
You smiled
Spontaneous affection
Magic attraction
We lived together
And used each other
Now we part
Thank you
Jolly Kunjappu
Munich, Germany, 1993
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ANCIENT OCEAN
I have seen camels walking on water
I have seen red sand burning in the sun
I heard stones telling stories
And winds whisper legends
Of a dried ancient ocean crying
Water, water
Jolly Kunjappu
Teneré, Niger 1991
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FACE READING
Few lines on your face
Looks getting deep and broader
Smiles telling stories
Hidden behind mystic and phrases
Longing to touch you
Can’t afford to get burned
Heart beats anti clockwise
Running against time
History keeps laughing
Of a future untold
Jolly Kunjappu
Madras, India 1991
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LAUGHTER
The door slammed open
A judge walked in
Pin drop silence in the air
The verdict fell
Sentenced to death
A shot from a gun
Blew the judge from his throne
Laughter
Jolly Kunjappu
Agadez, Niger, 1991
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A NIGHT IN TENERÉ
Her dress was dusty
But her body clean
Eyes like mirror
Lips inviting
A touch of silk
Drawn by her smile
Layed back to rest
Spirits are flying
Deep down my skin
Hairs on my body
Reminds me of her breath
Stay long, stay long
Come possess me tonight
Don’t talk of yesterday
Another drink
Cold as winter
Warm up my bones
Tell me a legend
No loose reality
Hold me in your vicious circle
Let’s hit the night
Hey, let’s hit the night.
Jolly Kunjappu
Teneré, Niger, 1991
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AIN’T NO MY DIRECTION
Money is their name
And war is their game
Ain’t no my direction
All out destruction
And then construction
Can’t get into my brain
Yeah, yeah, I say
Ain’t no my direction
Yeah, yeah, I say
Ain’t no right solution
Occupation, manipulation
Ain’t no way for right solution
Humiliation, discrimination
Never good for any nation
Yeah, yeah, I say
Ain’t no my direction
Yeah, yeah, I say
Ain’t no right solution
Despoiliation, violation
Leads the way to starvation
Tribulation, agitation
Breaks the rules of salvation
Isolation, stagnation
Can’t be good for any nation
Money is their name
And war is their game
Ain’t no my direction
Yeah, yeah, I say
Ain’t no my direction
Yeah, yeah, I say
Ain’t no right solution
Jolly Kunjappu
Munich, Germany, 1990
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BEYOND THE RAINBOW
I went to a jungle
And met an elephant
And I asked
Hey, would you ride me
Towards the rainbow?
The elephant said
Jump on my back
And I will ride you
Beyond the rainbow
Jolly Kunjappu
Munich, Germany, 1990
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