Here are some of the lyrics.
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This song celebrates Death as a teacher who
initiates us into living our lives to the fullest. Death, Teach Me
c K Hannan Every fear, every war Is just folks runnin' from your door Every poet sings your song Short time to be here and a long time gone Short time to be here, and a long time gone Short time to be here in this world Well I walk beside you, I learn how to give Death, death, teach me how to live |
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In some eastern traditions the moon represents Consciousness. There are a couple of songs on the CD inspired by those traditions. Here is Jane Hirshfield's translation of Izumi Shikibu's poem, which inspired a song and circle dance called No Part Left Out. Watching the moon at midnight Solitary, mid-sky I saw myself completely No part left out. Izumi Shikibu 10th Cent. Japan translated by Jane Hirshfield |
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********************************************** .  ..Community Music Rocks!
Many of these songs are created to be sung with lots of people. We hope that you will sing the songs and pass them along. Every Child
c K Hannan And the angels came, did you hear them sing? In the shining light of the maternity wing Sayin' "People do not be afraid, Love is new! In the Heart of every child Love is born to you." Saraswati Devaya
traditional Indian chant to Saraswati, Goddess of Learning, Art, Music & Spiritual Awakening Om Aim Schrim Hrim Saraswati Devaya Namaha (Divine Saraswati, I bow to you) Rain Prayer
c K Hannan & L Hester Took a walk in the rain, and for awhile I knew You In every drop, I heard your voice, just for a while I knew You They say it's You, who always stays It's me who falls away Oh show me how, I'll come back Now This is all, this is all, this is all I pray The Soul Is New
lyrics based on poetry of Lal Ded, 14th century North Indian Mystic Woman music and dance c K Hannan The Soul is new and ever new again Like the moon, like the moon And I have seen the Ocean always creating When I look deep into the truth of my own Heart Even I am new! Water In The Well
c K Hannan There's water in the well Water in the well There's water in the well All is Love Seen & Unseen Known or forgotten Ever rising in the well All is Love |
 Out Beyond That Road
It took me three years to write this song, which is based on a poem by Rumi. I began work on it just after 9/11, when Rumi's words, "out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing there is a field, I'll meet you there" kept running through my mind and heart. Out Beyond That Road
based on poem by Rumi additional lyrics c K Hannan No colors in the world, just black and white You were wrong and I was right But I won't go down that road no more I won't go down that road no more We knew in our hearts when the towers fell We can make a heaven, we can make a hell And I won't go down that road no more I won't go down that road no more I know that out beyond that road there is a field Out beyond that road there is a beautiful field When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about Even words like 'you' and 'me', don't mean nothin' when we get down in that field In that field of the heart Out beyond that road there is a field Where the heart does not need to ask Love I'll meet you in that field In that field of Love  ...........Saraswati Devaya Namaha
....Divine Mother of Creativity, Learning, ..........and Awakening, I bow to You |