Subject: Lyr Add: The South Wind From: JedMarum Date: 10 Mar 13 - 11:38 AM THE SOUTH WIND (c) Jed Marum, 2012, trad melody My heart is alive Where the south winds blows Where the rivers wind down to the sea Through the days of my life Where the south winds blows Winds a spirit affirming and free A man's a man, so the poet said In spite of the powers that be And the man of independent mind Like the South Wind is sovereign and free There's a meaning to life Where the south winds blows Where the rivers wind down to the sea There a man can be all that he's meant to be In command of his own destiny "Every knee must bend for the will of the state" As the ruling class sages decree But the man of independent mind Like the South Wind is sovereign and free There's a sense of self-worth Where the south winds blows Where the rivers run down to the sea And the blessing that heaven and earth bestows Is the life that is fruitful and free Give fools their silk, and give knaves their wine, Their tinsel shows nothing of gold While the honest man, who will toil and grind Brings worth to his family and fold. The song uses the old Irish melody, The Southwind and borrows imagery from Robert Burns' poem, "A Man's A Man For A' That." It ties Scottish Reformation ideas of self worth to the new American ideals and first principles of freedom, self reliance and personal responsibility. The early settlers of the US, especially the southeast - were the Scots Irish who would have brought these reformation ideas with them and developed them into the core of American (and southern) culture. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The South Wind From: Celtaddict Date: 10 Mar 13 - 01:27 PM I like this a lot! I look forward to the recording. |
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