When I walk I touch the sky
Time for random song lyrics posting. Because I like them. Today you get two for one! Although to be honest, the "Os Justi" isn't great reading unless you read Latin. But the song, people, is like falling off a cliff at sunrise, only to fly. Trust me. Other Bruckner motets are kind of ... plunky. But this one is perfect. Go check out this youtube video, but in all honesty, there are dozens of recordings of this, so you can choose your fave.
And the Lucy Schwartz song makes me happy and relaxed and feel like doing modern warmups. Er, maybe because Marlo was using this for warmups for awhile? ...Nah. Can't be.
Gravity, by Lucy Schwartz
When I walk I touch the sky,
I feel ten feet tall and I know why.
It's everywhere, it's in your eyes,
the secret that we can defy.
Gravity (Ooooh)
Gravity (Oooh)
You helped me grow, now you gotta let me go.
'Cuz I have learned to fly on my own.
And it's gonna be pulling on my heart and soul,
but I can't go back now that I know,
Gravity (Oooh)
Gravity (Ooooh)
Falling upwards, catch me if you can.
One step forward, here we go again.
Gravity (Ooooh)
Can't bring me down
Gravity (Oooh)
Can't bring me down
Gravity (Oooh)
Can't bring me down.
When I walk I touch the sky. (Mmmmmm)
Os Justi Metitabitur, Anton Bruckner (text from Psalms something or other)
Os justi metitabitur sapientiam,
et lingua ejus loquetur judicium.
Lex Dei ejus in corde ipsius
et non supplantabuntur gressus ejus.
Alleluja, alleluja.
(I'm not going to translate, but it's about truth, wisdom, and justice. Ish. Yes, it's religious, but I don't think you have to be religious to enjoy beauty.)
And the Lucy Schwartz song makes me happy and relaxed and feel like doing modern warmups. Er, maybe because Marlo was using this for warmups for awhile? ...Nah. Can't be.
Gravity, by Lucy Schwartz
When I walk I touch the sky,
I feel ten feet tall and I know why.
It's everywhere, it's in your eyes,
the secret that we can defy.
Gravity (Ooooh)
Gravity (Oooh)
You helped me grow, now you gotta let me go.
'Cuz I have learned to fly on my own.
And it's gonna be pulling on my heart and soul,
but I can't go back now that I know,
Gravity (Oooh)
Gravity (Ooooh)
Falling upwards, catch me if you can.
One step forward, here we go again.
Gravity (Ooooh)
Can't bring me down
Gravity (Oooh)
Can't bring me down
Gravity (Oooh)
Can't bring me down.
When I walk I touch the sky. (Mmmmmm)
Os Justi Metitabitur, Anton Bruckner (text from Psalms something or other)
Os justi metitabitur sapientiam,
et lingua ejus loquetur judicium.
Lex Dei ejus in corde ipsius
et non supplantabuntur gressus ejus.
Alleluja, alleluja.
(I'm not going to translate, but it's about truth, wisdom, and justice. Ish. Yes, it's religious, but I don't think you have to be religious to enjoy beauty.)