Echoes of the Rice Field

[Verse] Beneath the banyan The shadows sway The rice bends low in the wind's soft play A heron glides Its wings so wide Tracing the river Where secrets hide [Chorus] Oh Echoes of the rice field sing Through the bamboo Memories cling A homeland's heart The roots so deep Where ancestors' whispers never sleep [Verse 2] The moon climbs slow Its silver thread Weaves through the hills where spirits tread Lantern light on a village lane Flickers like dreams through the falling rain [Prechorus] Do you hear it The ancient song? The past and present Where they belong [Chorus] Oh Echoes of the rice field sing Through the bamboo Memories cling A homeland's heart The roots so deep Where ancestors' whispers never sleep [Bridge] The zither hums A story untold Of love and loss in fields of gold The flute cries out A lonely call To the mountains high The valley's thrall