Somewhere Somehow (Fan and Phloen Phuphing)

Somewhere Somehow (Fan and Phloen Phuphing) - Age 7

Having written this song in 1959, His Majesty asked H.H. Prince Chakrabandh Pensiri to clothe it with English lyrics. The Thai lyrics to "Fan" ("Dream") were written by Mr. Sriswad Pichitvarakarn. In 1966, on her first visit to Phuphing Palace in Chiang Mai, Her Majesty the Queen was quite taken with the natural tranquility and beauty of the palace compound. Her Majesty asked Thanpuying Maniratana Bunnag to write the second version of the Thai lyrics to the same melody of "Fan." But Thanpuying Maniratana did not get down to writing the first words immediately until she herself had a chance to accompany the Queen to Phuphing Palace. It was only then that she was inspired enough to pen the lyrics, to be called "Phloen Phuphing" ("Delightful Phuphing"). เพลงพระราชนิพนธ์ The Musical Compositions of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand