(Try this one on open-mike night!)
You were ‘psyche’ to the ancient greek
Like the spirit, transcendant and meek
Let His Holy Spirit Speak
To every humble Butterfly unique
The Aztec-Papalotl
Slovakian-Motyl
Swedish-Fjaril
and Danish-Sommerfugl
Buuja-buuja or gawarli-warli
Man-man and mali-mali,
Konkoniyang and karlipilhi
All banjalahm’s of the Aborigini
Bushman-Dhad’hama
Cherokee-Kamama
Every Malay-Ramarama
And the Tiwanese Ya-a
Catalonian-Paloma
Sinhala-Samanalaya
Persian-Parvanah
Mauritanian-Bedelallah
The Tamil-Pattampucci
Masai-Osampurumpuri
Dyari-Karlipilhi
Navaho-K'aalogii
Lesotho-Serurubela
Welsh-Bilibala
Lao- Maingkabula
Yoruban-Labalaba
Cebuano-Alibangbang
Zulu-Ijubajubane
Ilocano-Kulibangbang
WikMungkan-Konkoniyang
Bantu-PhaPharati
Bangla-Prajapati
Lithuanian-Petelishke
And all the Hopi-Masivie
Palauan-Bangikoi
French - Papillon
Melanesian-Bataplai
And Every English-Butterfly
Come Congo-BuluBulu
Japanese-ChouChou
Bolivian- Pilpintu
and Swahili-Kungu Urumu
Angolan-Onanga
Telegu-Chiluka
Surinam- Kaperka
Nigerian-Olookolombooka
Ghanan-Afafranto
Amharric-Birrabirro
Patois-Zanimo
Kokani-Pakho
Arabian-Farasha
Basque a Shimeleta
Volvoreta in Galicia
Bemban Icipelebesha
Finnish-Perhonen
Mandingo-Vrievran
Jacaltec –Nam and
The Gaelic- Follican
Nipwisipwis of the Trukese
Kalidungudungul of Paiwanese
Woodeep of the Cantonese
And Kenyan-Eporiporit, Please!
Listen all you Thai-PiSugnya
Mandarin-HuDyeh
Brazilian-Barboleta
and Greek-Petalouda
The Guineen-Pucharlar
Hebraic-ParPar
Croatian-Leptir
and Dutch-Vlinder
Come all you Scottish Dealande
and Korean Nabi-Nabi
Armenian-Teeternig
German-Schmatterling
Inupiak-Taqalukisaq
Ukranian-Metelek
Sumatran-Angiak
Kurdish- Pürpüruk
Hungarian-Pillangó
Tagalog-Paruparó
Swahili-Kipepeo and Frisian-Filfaloo
And Every Cornish Tykky-dew
Kongo-Lumpungu Mpungu
Indonesian-Kupu-kupu
Paiote-Tsoapu
Croat Stil-u-plivanju
Asturian-Pumarina
Brazilian-Borboleta
Macedonian-Peperuga
And Spanish Mariposa
Russian Bа bо chkа and Urdu-Titly
Each and every Hindi-Thithily
All Romansch-Tgiralla
Every Italian-Farfalla
And Little Turkik Kelebek
Let's bear his cross upon our back
Christ cares for every butterfly and filfaloo.
How much more will He care for you?