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Stomp on the Fire
03:45
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I've been in the storm so long,
I've been in the storm so long, children,
I've been in the storm so long,
Oh give me little time to pray.
Oh let me tell my mother how I come along,
Give me little time to pray;
With a hung down head an’ a achin’ heart,
Oh, give me little time to pray.
Oh when I get to heaven I’ll walk all about,
Give me little time to pray.
Dere’ll be nobody dere to turn me out,
Give me little time to pray.
(Traditional)
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Super Flumina Babylonis
02:10
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Super flumina Babylonis illic sedimus et
flevimus, cum recordaremur Sion.
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat and
wept, when we remembered Zion.
(Psalm 137:1-2)
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Paths of Stone and Water: I. Shir Moledet
Shir moledet:
Hakarat hamayim shel hasviva matchila bad’ma’ot.
Lif’amim ani ohev mayim, lif’amim even.
Achshsav ani note chesed yoter la’avanim.
Ach ze asui l’hishtanot.
A homeland song:
Familiarity with local waterways begins with tears.
Sometimes I love water, sometimes stone.
Currently I’m more inclined to favor stone.
But this could change.
–Yehuda Amichai
(#33 from “Songs of Zion the Beautiful”, translation: Elana M. Messer)
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Stand in that River
04:13
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I went to my river but my river was dry
The dust rose up to a darkened sky
Tell me, where is hope? Where do the waters run clear?
I do not know my way from here.
Come and stand in that river
Current gentle and slow
Send your troubles down water
Down on that water flow
When you stand in that river
Angels sing in your head
Secrets beyond every worry
Dreams beyond every dread
Tell me sister, brother,
Where does that river flow?
It flows down to that great water
Where soon my people will go.
bridge:
Oh, time passes
Passes on down the stream
Some days are so much sweeter
Some days some pass like the dark dream
–Moira Smiley
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Sound Patterns
04:13
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Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen,
ich fahr dahin mein Strassen
im fremde Land dahin.
Mein Freud ist mir genommen,
die ich nit weiß bekommen,
wo ich im Elend bin.
Innsbruck, I must leave you
For I am traveling the road
to a foreign land.
(There,) deprived of my joy
and knowing not how to get it back,
I will be in misery.
Groß Leid muss ich jetzt tragen,
das ich allein tu klagen
dem liebsten Buhlen mein
Ach Lieb, nun lass mich Armen
im Herzen dein Erbarmen
daß ich muss von dannen sein.
I am burdened with great sorrow
which I can shed only
through the one dearest to me.
O my love, leave me not bereft
of compassion in your heart
that I must part from you.
Mein Trost ob allen Weiben,
Dein tu ich ewig bleiben
Stet treu, der Ehren fromm.
nun muss dich Gott bewahren,
in aller Tugend sparen,
bis daß ich wieder komm!
My comfort above all other women,
I remain yours forever,
always faithful, in true honor.
And now, may God protect you,
safe in virtue,
till I return.
–Anonymous
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Vidi Speciosam
02:30
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Vidi speciosam sicut columbam ascendentem
desuper rivos aquarum:
Cuius inaestimabilis odor erat nimis in
vestimentis eius.
Et sicut dies verni, flores rosarum circumdabant
eam, et lilia convallium.
I saw the fair one rising like a dove above the
streams of water:
whose priceless fragrance clung to her garments.
And as on a spring day, she was surrounded by roses
and lily-of-the-valley.
(8th-century Marian Responsories)
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Light Through Windows
03:05
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Hushed, grey, a tall cathedral,
washed in faint morning light.
Day breaks through darkened windows,
brushing away the night.
Light through windows
Light through stained-glass windows
Tales cast and retold in shades of scarlet
Silver, sky-blue, sea-green, sage
Sun-dappled rose, russet and gold
Revelation in the nave
Light through windows
Light through stained-glass windows
On a lectern lie scores of sacred music
Neumes, breves, calligraphy
Rimmed in red, glistening with gold,
Recitation on the page
Gold on parchment
Gold on ecru parchment
Light floods the floor as
Sunbeams stream in,
Cascading ‘cross stone walls,
Arches, apse and pillars glow
Lux Aeterna
O Light through windows
Silver, sky-blue, sea-green, sage
Light through stained-glass windows
Like a manuscript gilded,
the church is resplendent.
Stories and windows illumined.
—Caroline Mallonée
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Hyacinth Curl
07:39
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Is this then the night of Power
Or merely your hair,
Is it the dawn-break, or your radiance?
In Beauty’s divan
Is it an eternal first line?
Or just a couplet transcribed from your inky
eyebrow?
Is this rose-breath (oh is it rose-breath)
Or your ambrosial perfume?
Is it the tuba tree in paradise (in paradise)
Or your elegant, empathic stature?
Is it a cypress grove?
Mongolian musk?
A chalice of the red wine of dawn-tide?
Ambergris?
Is this scorching lightning,
Or fire from Mt. Sana'i?
An earthly paradise,
Or Heaven’s garden?
Is it your hyacinth curl (hyacinth curl)?
Your Narcissus-eye?
My own burning sigh?
Everyone turns to pray
at a man-made shrine
My soul is a shrine
And it turns towards your face.
(English paraphrase by Kati Agócs of Bibi Hayati:
Ghazal #96, originally in Farsi)
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Ose Shalom
03:43
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Ose shalom bimromav
Hu ya'aseh shalom aleinu v'al kol Yisrael
V'imru: amen.
May the one who creates peace on high
Bring peace to us and to all Israel.
And let us say: Amen.
(Jewish liturgy, adapted from Job)
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Bring me little water, Silvy,
Bring me little water now,
Bring me little water, Silvy,
Every little once in a while
Bring it in a bucket, Silvy,
Bring it in a bucket now,
Bring it in a bucket, Silvy,
Every little once in a while
Silvy come a runnin',
Bucket in my hand
I will bring a little water
Fast as I can
Can’t you see me comin’
Can’t you see me now
I will bring a little water
Every little once in a while
Bring me little water, Silvy,
Bring me little water now,
Bring me little water, Silvy,
Every little once in a while
– Huddie Ledbetter
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Pater Noster
Pater noster qui es in coelis,
sanctificetur nomen tuum;
adveniat regnum tuum,
fiat voluntas tua,
sicut in coelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie,
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
et ne nos inducas in tentationem
sed libera nos a malo.
Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
(Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4; Jewish origins)
Seigneur, je vous en prie
Seigneur, je vous en prie, que la force brûlante et
douce de votre amour absorbe mon âme
et la retire de tout ce qui est sous le ciel,
afin que je meure par amour de votre amour
puisque vous avez daigné mourir par amour de mon
amour.
Lord, I beg Thee, let the burning and gentle force of
Thy love pervade my soul
and withdraw it from all that is beneath Heaven,
that I might die through love of Thy love,
since Thou didst deign to die through love of
my love.
– St. Francis of Assisi
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Gao Shan Qing
03:45
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gao shan qing
jian shui lan
a li shan de gu niang
mei ru shui ya
a li shan de shao nian zhuang ru shan
a li shan de gu niang mei ru shui ya
a li shan de shao nian zhuang ru shan
gao shan chang qing jian shui chang lan
gu niang he na shao nian yong bu fen ya
bi shui chang wei zhuo qing shan zhuan
The high mountain is green, the valley water blue.
The girl on A-Li Mountain is as beautiful as the water.
The boy in A-Li Mountain is as strong as the mountain.
The high mountain is always green, the valley water always blue.
The girl and the young man will never part.
The blue waters will flow around the mountain forever.
—Deng Yu-ping
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Blue Skies
04:05
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Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see
Bluebirds
Singing a song
Nothing but bluebirds
All day long
Never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
From now on
Never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going oh-so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
From now on
– Irving Berlin
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Otro Tal Misacantano
01:58
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Otro tal misacantano
Quiçá no veréis ogaño.
Quien le ve ansí mansico
Bien piensa qu’es muy borrico.
Pues yo de él os certifico
Que sabe más de un engaño.
La forma de su beber
No se puede ya creer.
Bebe más que botiller
Ni françés ni italiano.
Miralde cuán mesurado
Está el cuero empezgado.
Pareçe asno alquilado
Qu’está en siesta el verano.
Just another such cleric
Maybe you won’t see it right away.
Those who see him as docile
Might as well think he is quite innocent.
Thus, of him I certify
That he knows more than one trick.
The manner of his drinking
Is not believable anymore.
He drinks more than a taverner
Neither French nor Italian.
Look at how cautious
The tanned leather is.
It looks like a hired donkey
That naps during the summer
(Anonymous)
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La, la, la, je ne l'o… je ne l'o…
je ne l'ose dire.
La, la, la, je le vous dirai,
et la, la, la, je le vous dirai.
Il est un homme en not' ville
qui de sa femme est jaloux.
Il n'est pas jaloux sans cause,
mais il est cocu de tout.
La, la, la…
Il n'est pas jaloux sans cause,
mais il est cocu de tout.
Il aprete et si la mene
au marché s'en va a tout.
La, la, la…
La, la, la, shouldn't tell,
Shouldn't tell, shouldn't tell it to you
La la la, I'll tell you anyway
Oh la, la, la, I'll tell you anyway
In our town there is a man, who
Burns with jealousy of his wife
He's not jealous without cause,
She flirts incessantly
La, la, la…
He's not jealous without cause,
She flirts incessantly
He takes her over to the market
When she's there she makes most free
La, la, la…
(Anonymous)
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Cuando el Rey Nimrod
02:19
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Cuando el Rey Nimrod al campo salia
mirava en el cielo y en la estreyeria
vido luz santa en la giudería
que havía de nacer Avraham Avinu.
Avraham Avinu, Padre querido
Padre bendicho luz de Israel.
La mujer de Terach quedo preñada
y de dia en dia el le preguntava
¿De que tenex la cara tan demudada
eya ya savía bien que tenía.
When King Nimrod went out into the field,
He looked up to the heavens and all of the stars
He saw a holy light in the Jewish quarter
Our father, Abraham, was to be born.
Abraham, our father, our dear father,
Blessed father, light of Israel.
After Terakh’s wife became pregnant,
He would ask her from time to time:
Why do you look so different?
Only she knew what a wonderful thing she had.
(Traditional)
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Ave Maria
06:44
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Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae,
Et concepit de Spiritu sancto.
Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum,
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Maria dixit: Ecce ancilla Domini,
Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
Et verbum caro factum est
Et habitavit in nobis.
Sancta Maria, mater Dei,
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,
and she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, Full of grace,
the Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Behold the handmaid of the Lord:
be it unto me according to thy word.
The Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now,
and at the hour of our death. Amen.
(Based on Luke I: 26-38 and John I:14)
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Founded in 1972, the Walden School is an acclaimed summer music school and festival, offering programs that emphasize creativity through musicianship, improvisation, and composition. Our programs include the Young Musicians Program (9-18) and the Creative Musicians Retreat (18+). Set in beautiful New Hampshire, Walden provides an inspiring retreat-like environment ideal for creative music making. ... more
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