Lullaby for a Stormy

words and music
by Vienna Teng

little child, be not afraid
though rain pounds harshly against the glass
like an unwanted stranger, there is no danger
I am here tonight

little child, be not afraid
though thunder explodes and lightning flash
illuminates your tear-stained face
I am here tonight

and someday you'll know
that nature is so
the same rain that draws you near me
falls on rivers and land
on forests and sand
makes the beautiful world that you'll see
in the morning

little child, be not afraid
though storm clouds mask your beloved moon
and its candlelight beams, still keep pleasant dreams
I am here tonight

little child, be not afraid
though wind makes creatures of our trees
and their branches to hands, they're not real, understand
and I am here tonight

for you know, once even I was a
little child, and I was afraid
but a gentle someone always came
to dry all my tears, trade sweet sleep for fears
and to give a kiss goodnight

well now I am grown
and these years have shown
that rain's a part of how life goes
but it's dark and it's late
so I'll hold you and wait
'til your frightened eyes do close

and I hope that you'll know...
everything's fine in the morning
the rain'll be gone in the morning
but I'll still be here in the morning

SPECIAL CASES

1.   ZHANG LUWEN, 13 
  6th grader
  张露雯 13 岁

2. LIU FANG, 15
  high school
  刘芳 15 岁

3. HUANG MEIHUA, 13
  5th grader
  黄梅花 13 岁

  2008 LIST

1. CHEN RUIXIA, 8
  2nd grader
  陈瑞霞 8 岁

2. QING JINGWEN, 17
  high school sophmore
  卿静文 17岁半

3. ZENG PENGFEI, 7
  1st grader
  曾鹏飞 7岁半

4. XIE XIAOLIN, 11
  6th grader
  谢晓林 11岁

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5. XIA FENGTING, 9
  3rd grader
  夏凤婷 9岁

6. HE CUIQING, 13 
  7th grader
  何翠青13岁

7. LANG ZHENG, 3
  lost fingers on left hand
  郎铮 3岁

8.  YANG QIN, 1
  5th grader, girl
  杨芹 女 10岁
 
9.  XIANG XIAOLIAN, 14
  Jr. High School, girl
  向孝廉 女 14 岁

10. WANG FEI, 16
  High School sophmore
  王飞 男 16岁
 
11. DONG SHUNJIANG, 16
  8th grader, boy
  董顺江 男 16岁

12.  LI MENGXIA, 10
  4th grader, girl
  李梦霞 女 10岁

13. ZHOU HONGMEI, 13
  7th grader, girl
  周红梅 女 13岁

14. TANG XUEMEI, 14
  7th grader, girl
  唐学梅 女 14岁
 
last updated: 8.7.09