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Trinidad
& Tobago Panorama 2017 - HOME
sung by Gerelle Forbes
composed by Gerelle Forbes & Carlon Harewood
pan by Abadele “Dele” Allick
production & arrangement by Joshua Caines
narration by Conrad Parris
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LYRICSNarration
Many
years ago
The wise ones told stories of a
legend
Whose handy work can destroy the
happiness in any home.
A thief! A gypsy! A
Sound!
A beauty so dangerously powerful
With a sin so sweet
Her victims succumb to her hypnotic
Sway
For played by the Sounds -
Of Steel
Verse 1
She came
like a melody in the air
Doomsday - They say
Her lips may be deadlier than her
stare
Ma Bless is near
Moves of vigor and grace
Brim to cover her face
Whispers seduction to your soul with
Rumors spinning around
She following a sound
Now it is clear (x3)
Chorus 1
Ma Bless is
roaming in the yard
Ma Bless is looking for a Pan Man
And she want a tenor man
Players play, doh hold yuh hand
Additional Chorus
When the air goes still
She’s listening
So don’t stop play
She’ll take your life away
Verse 2
The yard was
alive and bursting with song
Sweet pan brought a crowd
The Band jamming hard and energies
high
She slipped inside
No one knowing her face
No one questioned her ways
Searching for someone to take home
So panist better beware
She want a player this year
Players beware (x3)
Chorus 2
Ma Bless is
roaming in the yard
Ma Bless is looking for a pan man
And she want a Cello man
Players play, doh hold yuh hand
Additional Chorus
_________________
Narration
And
so the panic grew and the tensions
build
the season was almost over
with just one more day to slip
through her grip
the music now was stronger.
But the players remained uneasy
Their wives did not rest
Their wrists banned
And sticks smoked
Their fears resonated through the
skirts of steel
And just as no one could predict the
winner to reign
No one knew who she came to steal
Verse 3
They spoke
of a lady stalking the night
Who gave much fright
With no one even knowing her name
She found her prey
He was blending away
Pans to play the next day
He hammered the notes that spoke her
soul
So she crept up in the night
Luring him out of sight
Just as we feared (x3)
Chorus 3
Ma Bless is
roaming in the yard
Ma Bless is looking for a pan man
And she want a guitar man
Players play don’t hold yuh hand
Additional Chorus
_________________
Narration
When
the air goes still at night this
season
Be sure to be in the arms of your
beloved
For if the sin catches you where
you’re not supposed to be
Ma Bless will lead you to your new
destiny
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Gerelle Forbes is an all-round entertainer and songwriter. She commits to using music to teach and tell stories of passion and culture. She is also the lead vocalist and Musical Director of her own band “Gerelle & The Gentlemen,” a Neo-Soul band out of Trinidad and Tobago.
Gerelle is quoted as saying “...while some stories are changing, most remain the same, with different narrators. How we share stories is important. We do so with music. We believe in our words and our notes...”
The versatile young woman is also known for being the vocal talent at the forefront of 2013’s Sapna (The Dream) penned by iconic composer and steelband arranger Ray Holman. For the 2016 Panorama season Gerelle composed and vocalized Sweetest Escape and Roxanne, and in 2017 she’s at work once more with this track, Bless In The Yard.
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