HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY

A black and white picture of me and my umi taken on a beach somewhere in the East Coast,way back in the seventies I think, could be at Pantai Irama, Bachok, or Pantai Sabak or Pantai Dalam Rhu or Pantai Chinta Berahi ( now Pantai Cahaya Bulan ( PCB ), /i dunno, can't remember.

This song is to all the mothers in the world, especially , my Umi. A few years back, this song was played over and over again on TV and my kids and I loved to sing to this tune and even took the trouble to copy the lyrics by listening to them intensely. ( if the lyrics is somewhat different from the original, my mistake, kay)

MY MOTHER

Who should I give my love to
My respect and my honour to
Who should I pay good mind to
After Allah and Rasulullah
Comes your mother
Who next?
Your mother
Who next?
Your mother
And then your father

Cos who used to hold you
And clean you
And clothe you
Who used to feed you
And always be with you
When you were sick
Stay up all night
Holding you tight
That’s right
no other
My mother

Who should I take good care of
Giving all my love
Who should I think the most of
After Allah and Rasulullah
Comes your mother
Who next?
Your mother
Who next
Your mother
And then your father

Cos who used to hear you
Before you could talk
Who used to hold you
before you could walk
And when you fell
Who’d pick you up
Clean your cut
No one but your mother
My mother

Who should I stay right close to
Listen most to
Never say no to
After Allah and Rasulullah
Comes your mother
Who next?
Your mother
Who next
Your mother
And then your father

Cos who use to hug you
And buy you new clothes
Comb your hair
and blow your nose
And when you cry
Who wipe your tears
Know your fears
Who will we care
My mother

Say Alhamdulillah
Thank you Allah
Thank you Allah
For my mother.

Thank you Umi for your endless and unconditional love, j'taime, (chan rak ther)..