(away) Oh Mackarel!

Oh mackerel, oh mackerel
How fast you are within that well
Oh mackerel, how fast, how schnell
I wonder why you swim so well

Your silver scales, they shine so bright
Reflecting all the pale moonlight
You dart around with such delight
A tiny flash into the night

You dart around, so wunderbar
Like a little shooting star
You are the fastest fish by far
No matter where the oceans are

Perhaps you seek the ocean’s tide
Beyond this brick and mortar guide
With nowhere left for you to hide
You let the water be your ride

Do you have friends down in the deep?
Or secrets that you safely keep?
While all the village is asleep
You do a little splashing leap

You flip your tail and off you gehst
With such incredible, wild haste
There is no single drop to waste
When swimming with such perfect taste

Oh mackerel, my little friend
Will your spinning never end?
Upon your grace I do depend
What magic do you comprehend?

Oh mackerel, so klein and sweet
Your little fins are quite the treat
You make the watery well complete
With every tiny, splashing beat

So keep on swimming round and round
Without a single splashing sound
Until the secret can be found
Beneath this patch of stony ground

Lyrics: Sister Ségolène

Flashback to singing the poetry of @deanwilson at @thejazzgallery in NYC with the one and only @artajekabsone and @kengchakaj on piano & synth a while back. 💞🎶🎤 Arta, you are my fav singer ever to harmonise with. Love you & miss you! Can't wait to sing again with you. ❤️

We actually made a whole duo album with Dean Wilson’s poetry out on @irregular3patterns.
https://erikleuthuserartajkabsone.bandcamp.com/album/beachfinds

#artajekabsone #erikleuthäuser #kengchakaj #awaywiththefairies #deanwilson #jazzgallery #jazzgallerynyc #newyork