A few of the folks from Readify were staying at the Corus Hotel in Sydney last night so we decided to take the opportunity to have a bit of a meeting. While we were in the bar waiting for everyone to arrive a troop of singers walked in and started singing a song – I took a photo to record the event.
At the time I thought that it was maybe a pitch to an advertising executive but I didn’t hear a single product placement in there. For those who are interested - this is the song that they were singing, although some lines were repeated quite a few times – it went for about 5–10 minutes.
Chili con carne
säv. ja san. Anders Adenroth, suomennos Matti Pulkkinen
Take some ripe and fresh tomatoes,
put them in a bowl with oil.
Add the onions, strong and tasty,
on the stove you let it boil.
Choose the finest meat you get from cow or pig,
it doesn’t matter.
Beans and jalopeño peppers, necessary is to this.
But don’t forget the mexican spices,
the heart of the art of the cooking. Oh no!
Don’t forget the mexican spices,
without them you won’t get the flavor of sunshine.
Chili con carne aha
let’s make chili con carne aha that’s good!
Eat your chili nice and slowly
to prevent a stomachache,
crisp tortillas on your plate
will sound so nicely when they brake.
When your mouth gets full of fire
you might need something to drink,
one or two or three or four or seven beers
will be enough.
But don’t forget the mexican spices,
the heart of the art of the cooking. Oh no!
Don’t forget the mexican spices,
without them you won’t get the flavor of sunshine.
Chili con carne aha
let’s make chili con carne let’s eat!