Saturday Sing: August 1, 2020

I completely forgot to record singing last Saturday! And this weekend, I sang on Saturday, but am publishing on Sunday…Clearly, life is getting ahead of me. But, this song was what was in my brain on Saturday when I woke up. It’s so very appropriate for how I currently feel. Today, I encourage you to become lost in the music, connect with nature and friends, and to love. American composer Lee Hoiby’s art song, Where the Music Comes From.

Text and music by Lee Hoiby

I want to be where the music comes from
Where the clock stops, where it's now
I want to be with the friends around me
Who have found me, who show me how
I want to sing to the early morning
See the sunlight melt the snow
And oh, I want to grow
I want to wake to the living spirit
Here inside me where it lies
I want to listen till I can hear it
Let it guide me and realize
That I can go with the flow unending
That is blending, that is real
And oh, I want to feel
I want to walk in the earthly garden
Far from cities, far from fear
I want to talk to the growing garden
To the devas, to the deer
And to be one with the river
Breezes blowing, sky above
And oh, I want to love