Sawang & Emilie Sing “Issa“ in Karen Language

Last week Emilie’s friend Sawang came to stay with us to learn piano. Here’s Sawang’s first piece, a song from his native Karen village, which he taught to Emilie in his own language. The song is called “Issa“ which means “Salt“ in English. The lyrics encourage growing children to find the right path in life. If you’d like to know more about Sawang’s family, here’s a video I made with his father, Krahan, my best friend, some years back. Krahan, Child Soldier to Elephant Mahout