The Chronicles of Prydain
The Chronicles of Prydain is a pentalogy of children's high fantasy Bildungsroman novels by Lloyd Alexander. Henry Holt published one annually from 1964 to 1968; the second earned a 1966 Newbery Honor and the last won the 1969 Newbery Medal.
The five novels follow one protagonist Taran from youth to maturity, most overtly in the fourth book, Taran Wanderer. Taran has the title Assistant Pig-Keeper at Caer Dallben but initially dreams of being a grand hero. His most important companions in adventure are Princess Eilonwy, a girl his age; Fflewddur Fflam, a wandering bard and minor king; Gurgi, a wild hominid between animal and man; and Doli, a dwarf.
Inspiration and development
Thematically the novels draw upon Welsh mythology, particularly the Mabinogion. The novels are not, however, retellings of those myths, a point Alexander himself makes in an author's note for The Book of Three: stories have been conflated, and characters have been changed in both role and motive, so a student of Welsh culture should be prepared as Arawn becomes the books' dark arch enemy and Gwydion's negative traits are replaced with unclouded heroism.
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Hey Nanana
by: DJ BoboChorus:
Hey nana nana
Join the celebration
Hey nana na
Everybody sing it
Hey nana nana
Join the celebration
Hey nana na
Everybody dance
Verse 1:
Tonight is the night so I dress myself like a gigolo
Yo, hey girls don't go
Just wait for me I'm gonna be there soon
And then we gonna dance 'till noon
It's me - mister superboombastic
Enthusiastic - fantastic
Ready for the dancefloor here comes the king
Step aside, let`s swing
Bridge:
The night is young and so are we
Come on over set me free
What I really wanna do
Is just dance with you
Verse 2:
I'm dancing on the ceiling, hey ladies I'm hot
I saw you there - and I was rooted on the spot
Oh no - she's the girl of my dream
And I am the fool acting like a drag queen
Wrong time, wrong place, time to end in smoke
And all I could say - do you want some coke ?
I startet to stotter said bla bla bla bla
She said "hey nanana"
Midpart:
Hey nana nana
Un, dos, un, dos, cantar
Join the party here all night long
Everybody come sing this song
People`re dancing and having fun
Celebrate tonight
Join the party here all night long
Everybody come sing this song
People`re dancing and having fun