How Long

Story Behind The Song

song about protecting our natural environment for future generations

Song Description

scored for narrator, piano, cello and percussion

Song Length 1:30 Genre Spoken Word - Poetry, Unique - Unclassified
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Worried Subject Earth, General
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

How Long.....?

Daylight's rolling in
Like a blemished star
With its twinkle tucked away
In a dark valley
Where its aroma
Once fluttered in the wind
Like a fancy feather
Where its mist
Once rippled in the sky
Like swirling satin

Now look how its freshness wanes-
Lulled to sleep
By the wails of the wolves
As they restlessly roam
Through barren forests
Once rich with the bounty of nature

How long will the sun
Blaze through the billowing clouds
Tarnished from human wear?

How long will the murmuring brook
Chase the glimmer of the sun's light
Into the dawn?



By Noreen M. Inglesi




Lyrics Noreen Inglesi Music Noreen Inglesi
Producer Audrey Kaiser Performance Noreen Inglesi, narrator; Audrey Kaiser, piano; Roberta Ricci, cello
Label Beyond 2000: The Future of Our Planet
This track is on 1 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Noreen Inglesi Music by Noreen Inglesi 12/2/2022

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