University Wits

”Simple Gifts” for 2021, as we exit “This Bitter Earth” of 2020...

’Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free
’Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
’Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we shan’t be ashamed,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come ’round right.

—“Simple Gifts” (Shaker song, 1848)
Yo-Yo Ma & Alison Krauss: https://youtu.be/eOx9quc-iow

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This bitter earth
Well, what a fruit it bears*
What good is love
Mmh, that no one shares?
And if my life is like the dust
Ooh, that hides the glow of a rose
What good am I?
Heaven only knows
Oh, this bitter earth
Yes, can it be so cold?
Today you're young
Too soon you're old
But while a voice
Within me cries
I'm sure someone
May answer my call
And this bitter earth, ooh
May not, oh be so bitter after all

—"This Bitter Earth / On the Nature of Daylight" (1960 / 2004):
https://youtu.be/oIuFucW6vgw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5hjN1PTbA

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