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These are the days she believes in love
Red and green soar above.
A few hours later, the moon shines brightly
warming the sea.
And so, this is life:
stunning beauty, despair.
And so, this is life:
stunning beauty, everywhere.
These are the days when love shines through,
showing its face each way she turns.
If only you would listen
love would sing its tune.
And so, this is life:
stunning beauty, despair.
And so, this is life:
stunning beauty, everywhere.
There was a time when love hid its face
It seemed to vanish in the heat.
If she'd looked closer, she would have seen it waiting
Love was never too far.
And so, this is life:
stunning beauty, despair.
And so, this is life:
stunning beauty, everywhere.
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Be Thou My Vision
03:44
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Be thou my vision,
O Love of my Heart.
Naught be all else to me,
save that thou art.
Thou my best thought by day
or by night.
Waking or sleeping,
thy presence my Light.
Be thou my Wisdom,
and thou my true Word.
I ever with thee
and thou with me, Love.
Thou my great Mother
and I thy true Sun.
Thou in me dwelling,
and I with thee, One.
Riches I heed not,
nor man's empty praise.
Thou mine inheritance
now and always.
Thou and thou only
be first in my Heart.
High Queen of Heaven
my treasure thou art.
Thou and thou only
be first in my Heart.
High Queen of Heaven
my treasure thou art.
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Wairua
02:41
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Wairua o te puna,
o te whenua
Wairua o te puna,
aroha e!
Wairua o te puna aroha,
Aroha, aroha!
I tau i tau i runga ra
he tangata
hei ora
mo nga mea katoa
o te whenua,
o te rangi,
o waenganui
Kia pupu, pupu ake
Aroha, aroha, a-ro-ha!
English Translation:
The spirit is bubbling up
all across the land
And the spirit welling up
is love!
The spirit welling up is love,
affection, togetherness!
Situated high above us
is a being
that is the lifeforce
for all things
upon the land,
in the spiritual world,
and in between.
May it bubble up for ever,
Love, affection, togetherness!
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4. |
Coming Home
04:54
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Patchwork flatness I see from my plane
Lakes so massive they call them great
Up to the hills, where the settlements are
Over mountains, so near but so far
Snow-capped peaks, glaciers and lakes
Down to the river
and the City of Dreams
Down to the river
and the City of Dreams.
This is like coming home.
This is like coming home.
A flight of fantasy, a flight of hope
In summer's beautiful light
In the Northern Hemisphere, where you all live
I'm so happy when I'm here.
This is like coming home.
This is like coming home.
Patchwork flatness I see from my plane
Lakes so massive they call them great
Up to the hills where the settlements are
Over mountains, so near but so far
Snow-capped peaks, glaciers and lakes
We go down to the river
and the City of Dreams
down to the river
and the City of Dreams
down to the river
and the City of Dreams
we go down to the river and the City of Dreams.
This is like coming home.
This is like coming home.
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Nikki Black Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nikki Black (Nicole Navratil) is a Minneapolis-based musician married to the love of her life, Curt, and marm to a calico cat named Charlotte. She sings with the Americana group Sonic Love Child (www.soniclovechild.com) and is studying to be a yoga instructor. She believes that music connects, empowers, and heals us. This is her fist solo recording project. ... more
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