I know I posted this before when Christ Is My Hope came out, but one good turn deserves another!
Heaven-Haven (A nun takes the veil)
I have desired to go
Where springs not fail,
To fields where flies no sharp and sided hail
And a few lilies blow. And I have asked to be
Where no storms come,
Where the green swell is in the havens dumb,
And out of the swing of the sea.~ Gerard Manley Hopkins (SJ)
I've loved Hopkins' work for a long time. To me, No Storms Come is one of the greatest adaptations of poem to song I've seen (although Loreena McKennit has done some good stuff too). Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
Also, in Walking Around, Karen sings of a boy she knew saying, "Hang on, stay gold." I'm thinking it's a direct reference to The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton ("stay gold"), who was actually referring to Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay." (I also think it's the same boy--her brother--who went to England in Curious...)
Okay, random question:
In the lyrics of Tomorrow On The Runway, the following is written with single quotes:
'While my heart is sinking I do not want my voice to go out into the air'...
Does anyone know what she's quoting? (Possibly Eudora Welty, ACM?) It may even be a personal one.
Have a lovely day, everyone!
Ana Maria
P.S. Heather, I'm still not getting all of the list's messages--should I unsub and then resub? Thanks!
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