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When God Lets My Body Be

11/1/2020

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The song below is based on E. E. Cummings' poem "When God Lets My Body Be."  The poem is below on the left.  The lyrics to the song based on the poem are below on the right.
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Here is the poem by Cummings:


​when god lets my body be
 
from each brave eye shall sprout a tree
fruit that dangles therefrom
 
the purpled world will dance upon
between my lips which did sing
 
a rose shall beget the spring
that maidens whom passion wastes
 
will lay between their little breasts
my strong fingers beneath the snow
 
into strenuous birds shall go
my love walking in the grass
 
their wings will touch with her face
and all the while shall my heart be
 
with the bulge and nuzzle of the sea 
Here is how I changed the poem to create the lyrics:

When god lets my body be
When god lets my body be
From each brave eye shall sprout,
     shall sprout a tree
When god lets my body be
 
When god lets my body be
A rose shall beget the spring
That maidens whom passion wastes
Will lay between their breasts
When god lets my body be
Lets my body be
When god lets my body be
 
My strong fingers beneath the snow
Into strenuous birds shall go
My love walking in the grass
Their wings will touch with her face
Touch with her face
 
When god lets my body be
When god lets my body be
My heart shall be
Forever with the sea
When god lets my body be
Lets my body be
When god lets my body be.

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Below is the music.  CLick the images to enlarge.

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You can listen to the song below.  However, I am not a singer, so it's just the piano part!  : )
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    Jim Asher

    This blog contains original songs I have written based on the poetry of Emily Dickinson and other poets.

    TO FIND A PARTICULAR SONG:

    Click in the archives below to access songs based on a particular poet or click on a specific poem title.

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