Mamma-Nana Mouskouri

[ti:Mamma] [ar:Nana Mouskouri] [al:A Place In My Heart] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mamma - Nana Mouskouri (娜娜·穆斯库莉) [00:05.74]This is the tale of a little boy [00:08.54] [00:10.05]Wandering far from his home [00:12.48] [00:15.06]Most of his family were with him then [00:18.42] [00:19.48]And nothing but life did they own [00:22.65] [00:24.82]Tortured by war in their native land [00:28.20] [00:29.21]Their only recourse was to flight [00:31.54] [00:33.82]Tracing the path of the sun by day [00:37.57] [00:38.38]And led by the north star at night [00:41.27] [00:43.62]Onward they pressed [00:45.37]To the promised land [00:46.79] [00:47.85]Not knowing if that was the way [00:50.45] [00:52.52]And none of the children [00:54.17] [00:54.77]Could understand [00:56.21] [00:57.74]And this little boy used to say [01:00.57] [01:01.77]Hey hey hey [01:02.69] [01:05.12]Mamma [01:05.28] [01:06.48]Where do we go from here [01:08.47] [01:10.05]Mamma why can't we stay [01:12.55] [01:14.63]Mamma is daddy very near [01:17.87] [01:19.19]Mamma why do you pray [01:22.29] [01:26.50]Down came the winter [01:27.81] [01:28.64]The food was scarce [01:29.95] [01:31.04]The people were falling like flies [01:33.48] [01:35.70]Disease helped starvation [01:37.20] [01:38.16]Make matters worse [01:39.21] [01:40.22]And parents resorted to lies [01:43.16] [01:45.53]Hush your mamma will soon be well [01:48.85] [01:49.87]Though all they can do is to wait [01:52.64] [01:54.75]And one little boy [01:56.13] [01:56.69]Hears the doctor tell [01:58.53] [01:59.56]The others he thinks it's too late [02:02.56] [02:03.98]It's too late [02:04.85] [02:07.07]Mamma he whispers quietly [02:09.66] [02:11.87]Mamma you're looking old [02:14.20] [02:16.66]Mamma why don't you answer me [02:20.09] [02:21.27]Mamma your hands feel cold [02:24.49] [02:28.38]He rushes out into the chilly night [02:31.60] [02:32.99]He can't believe [02:33.96] [02:34.75]What he has been told [02:35.96] [02:37.64]The tears in his eyes [02:39.80]Start to blur his sight [02:41.64] [02:42.49]And freeze on his face with the cold [02:45.41] [02:47.67]But in the next camp [02:48.85] [02:49.50]There is a mother mild [02:50.98] [02:52.28]Who's mourning a son passed away [02:54.75] [02:57.12]And fate brings [02:58.35]The cries of the little child [03:00.46] [03:01.85]To her just as he starts to say [03:04.59] [03:06.43]Hey hey hey [03:07.53] [03:09.41]Mamma she knows [03:11.53]What she must do [03:12.81] [03:14.05]Mamma she thinks of her [03:16.76] [03:18.96]Mamma I must take the place of you [03:22.68] [03:23.77]And take him into my care [03:26.51] [03:28.74]Mamma oh oh [03:31.20] [03:33.22]Mamma oh oh [03:35.76] [03:37.76]Mamma oh oh [03:40.27] [03:42.34]Mamma oh oh