The director of the Public School "Luis Demetrio
Reyes" in the suburbs of the city Merida Yucatan wanted to have a
different spring festival this year so he asked the teachers to put in contest a song to be sung by all pupils
on March 21.
The teachers for their part took the news to the class rooms and asked
the children to present any song related to the advent of spring.
To the director's surprise none of the 200 students in the school knew any song but a little girl called Geisy (pronounce Haysee).
The teacher took her to the director's office and introduced her.
"How old are you?" "11 she said."Can you sing the spring song that you know?
She started to chant a song she had learned in the Baha'i children classes:
Se acerca la primavera
Tiempo para un festival
Con amigos y la familia
El regocijo ideal
Gracias a Baha'u'llah, Gracias al Señor
Por Ayyam i há, el festival de amor
Ayyam i há regalo del Señor
Agradecidos y contentos, Celebremos con amor
Ayyam i há el festival de amor.....
Translation goes like this:Spring is approaching; it is time for a festival
With friends and family, it is the perfect joy
Thanks to Bahá'u'lláh, thanks to the Lord for the Ayyam I há, the
festival of love Ayyam I há, the gift of God
Grateful and content, we celebrate with love Ayyam I há is the festival
of Love
…. …………Ã
The director remained astonished of the girl's performance and asked if the school could use the song in the Spring party,and if her parents would
let them sing it.
She replied that they would love it, but it had to be sung as it was,
with no modifications in it, and they agreed. He further asked what the
meanings were of Bahá'u'lláh and Ayyam I há, and she explained it as she had learned it in the Bahá'àclasses.
He then had the teachers write down the lyrics on the black boards and
have the children in the entire school rehearse it and learn in by heart. It took them a couple of days to learn it all and on March 21. there were 200 young souls chanted it aloud and intoned it so that the sweetness of its
melody would surely scatter the fragrance of the words unto every soul.
Geisy did not know that she was being the means of this transformation
that might not give fruits in the short run, but she has surely kindled a
fire that sooner or later would reach unbounded realms.
Every one at school now knows about the Faith.
She has now turned into a little Bahá'àhero
in Merida.
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