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southendmd:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on October 23, 2011, 06:59:34 am ---
On the chance of seeming stupid - I don't get it. No idea what text it is from. Someone enlighten me?
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Not stupid, just not religious. It's from the bible: Ecclesiastes 3. Pete Seeger adapted it into a popular song, "Turn, turn, turn", covered by the Byrds.
There are numerous different translations, but here's one:
Ecclesiastes 3
American Standard Version
1For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
2a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
southendmd:
Here's a sweet version with Pete Seeger and Judy Collins, from 1966:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJVU2Js-Aeo[/youtube]
Penthesilea:
Beautiful, both the bible verses as well as the song. Thank you Paul.
I've known the Byrds version for many years, and always liked it. But as with all music I discovered as a young teenager, I know only parts of the lyrics. My English wasn't good enough to understand much then, and there was no internet, nothing where you could look lyrics up. I remember searching the library for books on music, just for lyrics in them. There was a Rock encyclopedia I lent time and time again, because it had plenty lyrics in it. And the joy of finding out a friend had a certain MC with a booklet including the lyrics! :) Strangely enough, LPs never had lyrics with them, but MCs often did.
Anyway, I really didn't have a chance to know it's based on bible verses, that's right. But I know enough of the lyrics that it's clear as a bell, now that I know the connection of course. :laugh:
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: David In Indy on October 21, 2011, 02:40:08 am ---
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Beautiful wordle, David :-*
Meryl:
--- Quote from: Bunny Darko on October 23, 2011, 10:16:21 am ---Here's a sweet version with Pete Seeger and Judy Collins, from 1966:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJVU2Js-Aeo[/youtube]
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Really lovely. Thanks, Paul! :-*
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