The Lion Sleeps Tonight
RIP Edward Kennedy
Via WCVB Boston:
Kennedy, who waged a public fight against a malignant brain tumor in the last year of his life, was surrounded by family members who had come in recent days to say a last goodbye to him.
His death marks the end to a life where like the phoenix, Kennedy rose above earlier lapses in judgment that nearly eclipsed his potential.
Kennedy was first elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in 1962 and was re-elected for seven full terms.
He became the third-longest-serving senator of all time.
Just a little info on the seemingly obsure reference... Apparently MBUBE = lion in Zulu:
a mishearing of the original song's chorus of 'uyimbube' (meaning "you're a lion"). Pete Seeger had made some of his own additions to the melody. The song was credited exclusively to Paul Campbell, a fictitious entity used by Harry Richmond to copyright material in the public domain.
Pete Seeger explains in one recording, "it refers to an old legend down there, [about] their last king [of the Zulus], who was known as Shaka The Lion. Legend says, Shaka The Lion didn't die when Europeans took over our country; he simply went to sleep, and he'll wake up some day."
We will hear a liberal Senate roar in my lifetime.
you are welcome, conneticut man!
August 26, 2009 4:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
The video and the Zulu story were the first things that popped into my mind when I heard that he had died.
August 27, 2009 9:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Please repost this, you dropped off the bottom of the 'all readers list' very quickly. A lot of folks would find this interesting.
August 26, 2009 6:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
It is here for people to dig out and there were many fine tributes to Teddy. But I am glad you found it interesting. :)
August 27, 2009 9:24 AM | Reply | Permalink
I had no idea of the origins of the song; thanks; how cool is that?
Also: "He ain't dead; he's just asleep." -Bob Dylan
August 27, 2009 10:20 AM | Reply | Permalink