A song for your mum, written from your words.

• A song forCarolfrom Sophie

  A new recipe

  What they told us: “She makes the trifle every Christmas and pretends it's a new recipe each year.”

  1. You give that old favourite a name
  2. I love that it tastes just the same
  3. Carol, I know it by heart
  4. A new recipe, so you say
  5. It's good as it is, every part
  6. I hope that it stays this way
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• A song forRosafrom Sam

  Straight off the tray

  What they told us: “She burns the first batch on purpose so we get to eat it straight off the tray.”

  1. Before the rest could have a taste
  2. You gave us love without a wait
  3. Rosa, you always made a way
  4. Your love, straight off the tray
  5. You gave the early hours away
  6. I taste that kindness here today
  7. Straight off the tray
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• A song forTomfrom Hannah

  Your jumper smells like you

  What they told us: “He sent me his jumper so it smells like him.”

  1. I count with you; you count with me
  2. We press play, and it's you I see
  3. Tom, I keep your jumper near
  4. Your jumper smells like you
  5. A little part of you is here
  6. To see the quiet evenings through
  7. Still smells like you
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• A song forBenfrom Ava

  Barely through the door

  What they told us: “He burned the first batch of cookies and ate them anyway, and he insists on a real tree even though it barely fits through the door.”

  1. There's hardly room to move
  2. But room enough for two
  3. Ben, there's room for so much more
  4. Barely through the door
  5. I've got a whole new life with you
  6. And every small thing feels brand new
  7. Barely through the door
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• A song forJunefrom the grandkids

  Every curly line

  What they told us: “She knits each of us a scarf and still writes everyone's name on the gift tags in her curly handwriting.”

  1. You give us little things to hold
  2. That mean much more than can be told
  3. June, your love is in each stitch
  4. In every curly line
  5. We feel it in each scarf you knit
  6. And every name you sign
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• A song forMeganfrom Chris

  The crooked one

  What they told us: “Every December she drives us up into the mountains outside Denver to cut our own tree and always picks the crooked one.”

  1. I love that look in your eyes
  2. Your hand fits easy into mine
  3. Megan, I love your point of view
  4. The crooked one looks right with you
  5. You find the good in every bend
  6. I'd choose this life with you again
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• A song forTashfrom Jess

  Six hours through the night

  What they told us: “She drove six hours through the night when my car broke down and she still can't parallel park.”

  1. Some things I never have to say
  2. You find a way, you find a way
  3. Tash, you drove to make things right
  4. Six hours through the night
  5. When my car stopped, you came through
  6. That's the friend I have in you
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• A song forDougfrom Ryan

  Duct tape and a story

  What they told us: “He fixes everything with duct tape and a story.”

  1. I learned much more than how to glide
  2. Your kind of care became my guide
  3. Doug, you find another way
  4. Duct tape and a story
  5. Things I carry every day
  6. The care you handed down to me
  7. Duct tape and a story
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• A song forElliefrom Tom

  You sing them awake

  What they told us: “She names every houseplant and sings to them in the morning.”

  1. I love this little life with you
  2. You sing them awake
  3. Ellie, with names that you make
  4. This tiny flat feels like home
  5. You're why I call it my own
  6. Sing them awake
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• A song forPriyafrom Arjun

  You still hold my arm

  What they told us: “She learned to skate for me in Toronto and still holds my arm on the ice.”

  1. Ten years this December, still new
  2. There's more I want to learn with you
  3. Priya, we've come so far
  4. You still hold my arm
  5. I love you just as you are
  6. Your hand in my hand keeps me warm
  7. You still hold my arm
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• A song forMiafrom Jack

  Little lunchbox notes

  What they told us: “She leaves little notes in my lunchbox.”

  1. I carry every single line
  2. Little lunchbox notes
  3. Mia, you bring love close
  4. In every line, a bit of you
  5. I hope you feel my love come through
  6. Little lunchbox notes
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• A song forDanielfrom Leah

  You kept my mixtape

  What they told us: “He still keeps the mixtape I made him in high school in Halifax.”

  1. What you show me every day
  2. You kept my mixtape
  3. Daniel, some things stay
  4. I love the care you give
  5. In your own quiet way
  6. You kept my mixtape
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• A song forUtefrom Tim

  Vor Papa versteckt

  German

  What they told us: “Sie backt jedes Jahr sieben Sorten Plätzchen und versteckt die Vanillekipferl vor Papa.”

  1. Was du mir gibst, tut einfach gut
  2. Dein kleiner Anruf macht mir Mut
  3. Ute, du hast an mich gedacht
  4. Die Kipferl vor Papa versteckt
  5. Sieben Sorten selbst gemacht
  6. Weil deine Liebe darin steckt
  7. Vor Papa versteckt
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• A song forMáriafrom Tomáš

  Šťastie pod tanierom

  Slovak

  What they told us: “Na Štedrý večer varí kapustnicu a pod jeden tanier schová mincu pre šťastie.”

  1. Na Štedrý večer skrývaš
  2. pod tanier mincu pre nás.
  3. Takto nás k sebe zvolávaš,
  4. aj bez slov nám veľa dávaš.
  5. Šťastie pod tanierom,
  6. Mária, ty rozdávaš,
  7. teplo s každým šálom,
  8. keď na vnúčatá myslievaš.
• A song forJulienfrom Claire

  Tout commence à la Croix-Rousse

  French

  What they told us: “Il m'apporte un café au lit tous les dimanches et il chante faux sous la douche.”

  1. Le dimanche revient tout doux
  2. Et j'aime ce moment à nous
  3. Julien, nos dimanches sont doux
  4. Tout commence à la Croix-Rousse
  5. Dix ans à rire avec toi
  6. Et je souris encore à ta voix
  7. À la Croix-Rousse
  8. Julien, tout doux
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• A song forFelixfrom Anna

  Laut und falsch

  German

  What they told us: “Jedes Jahr schleppt er den Weihnachtsbaum allein in den vierten Stock und tut so, als wäre es leicht.”

  1. Den Weihnachtsbaum trägst du allein
  2. bis in den vierten Stock hinein.
  3. Du tust, als wär das federleicht,
  4. wenn er den vierten Stock erreicht.
  5. Felix, sing laut und falsch,
  6. ich hör dir so gern zu.
  7. Zum Sonntag gibt's Franzbrötchen
  8. und deine Stimme dazu.
  9. Ja, sing laut und falsch.
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• A song forSannefrom Eva

  Stroopwafels in je tas

  Dutch

  What they told us: “We fietsen al vijftien jaar samen langs de grachten en ze heeft altijd stroopwafels in haar tas.”

  1. Als jij weer iets geks laat zien
  2. Lach ik harder dan voordien
  3. Sanne, jij fietst aan mijn zij
  4. Stroopwafels in je tas
  5. Met jou vliegt de tijd voorbij
  6. Jij weet hoe je me verrast
  7. Stroopwafels in je tas
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• A song forFrejafrom Emil

  Griner af regnen

  Danish

  What they told us: “Hun cykler i al slags vejr og griner af regnen.”

  1. Du har lidt varme med på vej
  2. og noget af den når til mig
  3. Freja, jeg ler, når du ler
  4. Du griner af regnen
  5. Du tager det vejr, som det er
  6. og smiler hele vejen
  7. Griner af regnen
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• A song forCarmenfrom Lucía

  La mejor silla

  Spanish

  What they told us: “Todavía me guarda la mejor silla junto a la ventana.”

  1. Me enseñas cómo bailar,
  2. yo me dejo llevar.
  3. Carmen, junto a la ventana,
  4. me guardas la mejor silla.
  5. Y al bailar las sevillanas,
  6. en tu salón cabe Sevilla.
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• A song forMarcofrom Giulia

  Quelli storti

  Italian

  What they told us: “Ogni Natale prepara gli agnolotti con la nonna e mi lascia chiudere quelli storti.”

  1. Non so chi vincerà,
  2. ma questo mi resterà.
  3. Marco, che bello così,
  4. quelli storti li chiudo qui.
  5. Non perfetti, ma fatti con te,
  6. c'è un posto anche per me.
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• A song forZuzanafrom Peter

  Na vrchole prvá

  Slovak

  What they told us: “Každé leto ma vytiahne na štít vo Vysokých Tatrách a hore je vždy prvá.”

  1. Zuzana, z Bratislavy,
  2. v lete ma do Tatier lákaš.
  3. Ja ešte stúpam do kopca,
  4. ty už ma na vrchu čakáš.
  5. S tebou chcem každý výstup prejsť
  6. a hore si ťa zasa nájsť.
  7. Zuzana, zas si tam prvá,
  8. na vrchole prvá, viem.
  9. Aj keď cesta dlho trvá,
  10. vždy ťa s láskou dobehnem.

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