Dance with my father again....
@Zelmarq (12585)
Cebu City, Philippines
April 7, 2008 5:09am CST
I got melancholic this mornign again because of such a lovely song for dead fathers. I creid so hard and listened to the song many times and I remember my father. It broke my heart, it was a long time when we last danced and I know we will never have that chance again.
Im sharing the lyrics of the song that pricked my heart:
"Any man can be a Father,
but it takes a special person
to be called Dad."
Dance With My Father
by Luther Vandross
Back when I was a child,
before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance
with my mother and me and then
Spin me around 'til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance,
another walk, another dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
How I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just
what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would
be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance,
One final step,one final dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
'Cause I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know I'm praying for much too much
But could you send back the only
man she loved
I know you don't do it usually
But dear Lord she's dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and
this is all I ever dream
Listen to this song its really nice!
Heres the link of the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvW6nuQ2B0s
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19 responses
@PacificChief (123)
• United States
7 Apr 08
with each beat of our hearts
for every loving moment
we should cherish them
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
9 Apr 08
Yes, its nice to cherish wonderful with people we care about.
have a nice day!
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
7 Apr 08
Thanks for the link, it was a beautiful song..I lost my Father when I was 20, but I wasn't very close to him..
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
7 Apr 08
This is so deep and profound that I feel like crying as well. Some songs, poems are so beautiful that we can relate to every bit of it. They are thus universal and never die.
'Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thoughts'....very rightly said.
Thanks dear for sharing this.
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
7 Apr 08
Yes, while posting this discussion, a few tears dropped from my eyes and feel like crying over and over again.
Its really deep and I found a song that could say the things that I long to say.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
7 Apr 08
Yes the appeal is universal and we can relate to each other through master pieces like tis.
smiles...
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
7 Apr 08
Thank you for your time and your smiles.
God bless you.
@Darkwing (21583)
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7 Apr 08
I've heard this song before, and it's very profound and powerful, but made even moreso in this video. Thank you for sharing it with us, my friend.
Your crying is only a release of pent up emotions down the years, and it will get easier. I feel that if you want it enough, and there is a special bond between you and your father, you will dance again, in the otherworld. So, take peace in that thought. Maybe some day, if you believe in reincarnation as I do, you'll meet your father again through the "man of your life", and in dancing with him, you'll be able to find that special feeling that you had for your father, all over again. Just believe, my friend.
Brightest Blessings, and my the eternal light guide you safely back to the loving arms of your father. xx
@Darkwing (21583)
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8 Apr 08
My friend, you are moving on. When you recall the good memories, you can be sure your father's spirit is beside you. Try talking with him... he can't answer but let him know how you feel... how much you miss him. There's no shame in that. It helps so much to know they're there. x
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
8 Apr 08
I am glad that you also liked this song.Yes crying is a way of releasing the pain that I thought I got over with the day we buried father but each memory and each occasion makes me want to cry as I bring back memories with him.Its about moving on moving forward, I know he is also dancing with our heavenly father and want us to do our mission in this world.
Thank you for your time and have a nice day!
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@guss2000 (2232)
• United States
19 Jun 08
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song. My real father is not in my life, but my step-father is.. and that is my dad to me.
Anyway, that song always makes me think of my stepfather and what my life would be like if he were gone. I already lost my mother, so it makes me sad to think that I'm getting older and eventually that dreadful day will happen when both of my parents will be gone.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
8 Apr 08
i am a father of a two year old child. but he is a boy and i know when the time comes he wont have memories of him dancing with me. but i want him to remember me just like how you shed a tear everytime you remeber your dad. i want him to be proud of me. i will do my everything and anything for him to be proud of me.
@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
9 Apr 08
Thats a great outlook my friend, if your father was not like that to you, you can be that kind of father to your children, the kind that they could shed a tear when they remember you.
Have a nice day and please hug your children for me, real tight.
Take care and God bles!
@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
10 Apr 08
well, its not a very good memeory of your father and you also discovered his womanizing escapades. What I am happy about is that you have decided to make a difference and didt not follow the not so good example of your father. Its nice to live a peaceful life with your family.
Im sure your father was not happy about it and hopefully he has repented about that sin and let go of it. It might have caused your mother heart ache, but I hope she is ok now.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
10 Apr 08
i grew up seeing my dad seldom for he is always outside of the country. he is in a band. when he is home all they do was quarrel. i also heard that he has a lot of girlfriends... harharhar. thats what i heard from my mom while i was growing. when i am in the right age already he put me in his band and found out that one of the singers is my dads girlfriend. well i have my own family now and i want it just like it is. simple quiet and loving family. i will be a good role model for my child and i will try my very best not to hurt my wife like my dad did to my mom. lucky you for having a wonderful dad.
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@babybluebellebj (413)
• Philippines
7 Apr 08
i remember my father too..i missed him lifting me up...and i wish he would do that again but only dreams can do that...thats a wonderful song! thanks for sharing...
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
9 Apr 08
I was so young when he last lifted me up and I love those days.
@cdparazo (5765)
• Philippines
8 Apr 08
The song made me really cry. There is just regret in there and longing for the things with ones loved ones that could never happen ever again. It makes me think again that I have to cherish my father or parents as much as I could now and show them how much I love them so much. I am not so much for words when it comes to my parents because they are too reserved but I have to let them know somehow how important they are to me and how much they mean to me.
@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
9 Apr 08
Its good for you that you still have parents to dnace to with, its time that you cherish these times with them and show them how you love them. Its nice to look back to those wonderful memories.
@someonesmom (5761)
• Canada
7 Apr 08
Hi Zelmarq,
Thanks for sharing this beautiful, touching song. I've never heard it before. I'm sorry that you no longer have your dad with you. The loss of a loving parent, is such a very hard thing.
My dad passed away when I was five years old, and I'm now in my fifties. I have some very vague memories of him, but never really got the chance to know him. My husband passed away when my daughter (now 16), was just two years old. She really doesn't remember him at all.
Having a wonderful dad with us, is a very precious thing, and should never be taken for granted.
Take care.
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@someonesmom (5761)
• Canada
10 Apr 08
Thanks for your kind words. Yes, I was way too young, and so it's often like I never had a father at all. My heart aches for my daughter too, as she was even younger than I, when her dad passed away.
Although you have wonderful memories of your father, which is a great thing, I know how much harder his loss would be on you, at the time, because you were so much older than I. Small children just cannot grasp the impact of such an event, until they're much older. Take care.
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
9 Apr 08
You are most welcome my friend.
I hope you enjoyed it.
@emmyemoney (251)
• Nigeria
8 Apr 08
Take heart.
The way you sound and talk about your father it shows that your father is a good man. I will only advice to follow his foot steep so that you will be remember when you are gone.
@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
9 Apr 08
yes, my father was a great man, and no one could ever replace him in this whole wide world. I will try to be the kind of parent he was to us.
thank you for your time and have a nice day!
@gemini_rose (16264)
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7 Apr 08
What beautiful beautiful words, I still have my dad, but that just says all the things that a dad is and should be, and even thinking of my own children these are the words for their dad too. Lovely.
@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
9 Apr 08
You are very lucky to have your dad, im advice you to dance with him as long as he is still around and a chance for you to dance with your children too.
@tjades (3591)
• Jamaica
8 Apr 08
I also love that song so very dearly. It tells the life story of so many of us who have lost our father. (lol)
The relationship you shared with your father seems to have been just so beautiful. I can just imagine how much you miss and wish you had him near once again. (lol)
@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
9 Apr 08
This is alos a special time where you could rememebr your father and look back with lovely smiles.
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
8 Apr 08
That was a beautiful song...I never heard it till now. I wished I could remember more of my dad, but he passed away when I was 6 yrs old, that was 30 yrs ago. I can't remember him that well, I remember a few things but I was too young. I just hear about him from my aunts and uncles about how he was and what he was like. I have a few pictures, not many. I remember seeing him sing and play the guitar, he used to act like Elvis.. But I know one of these days, I'll see him again, and we'll sing and play music together..
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
9 Apr 08
Yes, theres a lot instore for you and your father and when you will see each other you will sing without end.
have a nice day and take care.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
7 Apr 08
oh how lovely! and yes I would love to dance with my father again . He ahd a neat way to sort of put a jig into his steps.
And it makes me want my honey back for we did do alot of dancing and did it well . I just set and read these words and can see him dancing with me .
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
8 Apr 08
Thats good that you can still dance with your father, dance as far as you can and treasure each moment with him.
@saigonwarrior (1331)
• United States
7 Apr 08
I know, I have heard it before and it is so sad and touching. It is very sad when someone loses
the love of their life.
Almost a heartbreak beyond words.
How sad :(
@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
8 Apr 08
yes its a pain, but im glad I have gone through them safely and with the help of my Father in heaven, my creator, apart from Him i am nothing.
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
7 Apr 08
well that kind of chokes you up doesn't it? It has been six months now since my precious father has passed away and it is still a raw wound in my heart - so I do commiserate with you.
Daddy used to carry me around on his shoulders when I was little and we went on hikes through the mountains... he used to airplane me up the stairs to bed, so the song reminded me of those times.
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
8 Apr 08
Im sorry about your father, I know the wound is still fresh and the pain is still there but rest fathers are now dancing with their creator.
@polofield32 (346)
• Philippines
7 Apr 08
This song is really a great one. I think that the songs of Luther Vandross are touching. This specific song, Dance with My Father is one great song. I love the lyrics.
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
8 Apr 08
Maybe i have heard of his songs before but this song really touched my heart as if he made this song just for me. I identified with the song so much.
Thank you for your time and God bless.
@queenofarms (1659)
• United States
7 Apr 08
Good morning Zelmarq! Thanks that was beautiful song. I know what he was singing. I lost my father in 1985. I do wish my dad was still here. But I know he's in a much better place and dancing with the angels.
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