Sunday, November 2, 2008

A song for this period

I've been working on a trio piece by Schutz, "Rorate coeli desuper"

The lyric goes like this:

"Rorate coeli desuper et nubes pluant justum"
(Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just),

"Aperiatur terra et germinet salvatorem"
(Let the earth be opened and send forth a Saviour").

What a suitable piece for today's situation. As I've been singing this again and again, the election day is closer. And now, just three days away. We may see the historical result. Can "He" save the world-wide economic crisis? I am invited to my friend's apartment, where tens of people will gather together and see the result. I feel privileged to be here in such a special time.

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