Every Thread in the Web of Life | Kids’ Science Song

Apa yang bersinar di kebun Lena? Pohon apel berbunga putih dan merah muda Lebah berdengung, ulat merayap Burung lewat; Lena menata kartu dan benang Kartu bukan lebah itu, tapi spesiesnya Lebah membawa serbuk sari antar bunga Apel mungil tumbuh; benang menyambung kartu Setiap spesies punya benang Terjalin dalam jaring kehidupan Jika satu spesies hilang seluruhnya Satu atau beberapa benang bisa lepas Ulat menggigit sehelai daun hijau Burung membawa ulat untuk anaknya Cacing mencacah dan mengaduk daun lembap Jamur dan bakteri mengurai sisa daun Benang bersilang jadi jaring, bukan rantai Setiap spesies punya benang Terjalin dalam jaring kehidupan Jika satu spesies hilang seluruhnya Satu atau beberapa benang bisa lepas Lena tutup kartu: andai spesiesnya hilang? Yang hilang spesiesnya, bukan satu makhluk Dampaknya berbeda; sebagian datang nanti Setiap spesies punya benang Terjalin dalam jaring kehidupan Jika satu spesies hilang seluruhnya Satu atau beberapa benang bisa lepas Ia sisakan bunga, sudut dengan daun lembap Spesies tak mencolok juga punya kaitan

What shines in Lena’s garden this spring? Pink and white blooms light the apple tree A bumblebee hums; a caterpillar crawls A tit darts by; Lena lays down cards and strings Each card stands for a whole species, not one creature The bumblebee carries pollen bloom to bloom From some blooms, tiny apples grow; string joins cards Each species has its threads They join the web of life If a whole species disappears One thread or several may come loose The caterpillar nibbles one green leaf The tit brings caterpillars to its chicks Earthworms shred damp leaves under the tree Fungi and bacteria break the scraps down Crossing strings make a web, not one straight chain Each species has its threads They join the web of life If a whole species disappears One thread or several may come loose Lena covers a card: what if its species vanished? The whole species, not one creature, would be gone Effects can differ, and some may take time Each species has its threads They join the web of life If a whole species disappears One thread or several may come loose She leaves flowers and one damp, leafy corner Unnoticed species have connections too