Thursday, 20 November 2008

บทเพลง "ส่งนางฟ้ากลับสวรรค์"



This is a video I found on YouTube that pays tribute to the late Princess Galayani Wattana. The royal family of Thailand is one of its kind. The King, Queen and Princesses devote almost their entire lives to the improvement of the lives of their poor people. And what is interesting and admirable is that they live and dress in very simple clothes.

ส่งนางฟ้ากลับสวรรค์ (soong naang faa glap sawaan) is the title of the song. If my lousy thai serves me well, it means sending the goddess back to paradise. Thais believe that the royal family members are actually descended from heaven to help them and when they pass on, they are only returning to heaven to be with the rest of the gods.

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