Taiko #1

For Odaiko New England

Todd Lee

Boom da-da BOOM!
Boom da-da BOOM!
Boom da-da boom da-da
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Rumble of thunder
pulling you under,
over and over and over again.

Boom da-da BOOM!
Boom da-da BOOM!

Sway, yeah, sway
Pray, yeah, pray

Boom da-da BOOM!
Sticks point to the sky!
Boom da-da BOOM!
We all want to fly!

Boom da-da BOOM!
click, click, click
Boom-da-da BOOM!
click, click, click

Dance like Pinoys
hopping over sticks.

Boom da-da BOOM
Breathe all as one
Boom da-da BOOM!
Shine like the sun!

Boom da-da BOOM!
Boom da-da BOOM!
Boom da-da Boom dada
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!

Our rhythm
is not just
the clicking of QWERTY keyboards.

Our rhythm:
has history.
In our arms; our feet; our songs.
Our heart-
beats.

We were drummers once,
before we forgot.

Drum on.