DisrUmBING, in a way, this news from Siam. They have decided to change the wording of the national anthem, "with a view to inducing ameri E eem CP oen nae greater patriotism."
This takes me back to my first day at school, when I was made to sing, to the tune of our own anthem, the words AH WAH TAH NAH SIAM. But, seriously (tee-hee!), what could be more fitting than the classic words of Sham-Pu, the Bangkok Chaucer (1120-1199)? Freely translated, they run:
Kagyn to anemic aliens by our twins and cats, My country nevertheless remains cool and dignified (cymbal effect)
As the moonbeam glistens on a saucer of cold tapioca Almost any Wednesday night, Accompaniment is a quintet of three nose-flutes, a steam-calliope and a giant zither.—"Daily Herald."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.