Deva Premal ~ The Voice of an Archangel
Over the last few years the heavenly voice of Deva Premal has frequently filled my home via my sound system. I've also had the great pleasure of hearing Deva and her partner Miten in concert ~ so if they are performing in your area I urge you to go and see them.... the memories linger. Their official website is here and there are loads of goodies including samples of their music, a newsletter and a calendar of very interesting events indeed. Recently my sister Chris and I shared a scrumptious breakfast with Deva and Miten and at one stage the conversation turned to orbs and what they're all about Alfie... so it was fabulous to receive this photo from Deva to share with you all. My instinct is that the orb is the essence of her sublime voice.
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Deva Premal in Concert in Munich 2 May 2009 - Photo by Olga
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Gayatri Mantra and Its Importance
OM Bhur Bhuvah Svaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi
Dhio Io Nah Prachodayat.
The individual words mean:
Om: The primeval sound
Bhur: the physical world
Bhuvah: the mental world
Suvah: the celestial, spiritual world
Thath: That; God; transcendental Paramatma
Savithur: the Sun, Creator, Preserver
Varenyam: most adorable, enchanting
Bhargo: lustre, effulgence
Devasya: resplendent, supreme Lord
Dheemahi: we meditate upon
Dhiyo: the intellect, understanding
Yo: May this light
Nah: our
Prachodayath: enlighten, guide, inspire
Deva Premal and Miten
Miten and Deva's Official Website
Cedar, Miten and Deva
Promoter Michael Gudinski said the Leonard Cohen
Leonard - Forum
I wholeheartedly agree with this Review
In These Times of Massive Change ~ Be Inspired by the Great Lyricists
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Marvellous Women
who helped shape my awareness.
Where are they now?
Joan Baez
Janis Ian
Bonnie Raitt
Carly Simon
Carole King
Barbra Streisand
Shirley MacLaine
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Doris Day
Dusty Springfield
Sarah Brightman
Celine Dion
Norah Jones
Patsy Cline
Anne Murray
kd lang
Aretha Franklin
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Joni Mitchell Sings Big Yellow Taxi
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
They took all the trees
Put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see em
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot |
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Across the Universe to the music of The Beatles - pithy, poignant, perfect.
At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, Revolution Studios' Across the Universe is an original movie musical springing from the imagination of renowned director Julie Taymor (Frida, Titus, and the Broadway smash hit musical "The Lion King") and writers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais (The Commitments).
A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, the film moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam. The star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with "Dr. Robert" (Bono) and "Mr. Kite" (Eddie Izzard) as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy – against all odds – to find their own way back to each other.
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As It Is In Heaven
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Imagine
John Lennon
Released on Sept. 9, 1971 (USA)
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
John Farnham - You´re the Voice!
We have the chance to turn the pages over
we can write what we wanna write
we gotta make ends meet
before we get much older
we're all someone's daughter
we're all someone's son
how long can we look at each other
down the barrel of a gun
You're the voice try and understand it
make a noise and make it clear
we're not gonna sit in silence
we're not gonna live with fear
This time we know we all can stand together
we have the power to be powerful
believe me we can make it better
ooh we're all someone's daughter we're all someone's son
how long can we look at each other down the barrel of a gun
You're the voice try and understand it
make a noise and make it clear
we're not gonna sit in silence
we're not gonna live with fear
Ooh we're all someone's daugher we're all someone's son
how long can we look at each other
down the barrel of a gun
You're the voice try and understand it
make a noise and make it clear
we're not gonna sit in silence
we're not gonna live with fear
You're the voice try and understand it
make a noise and make it clear
we're not gonna sit in silence
we're not gonna live with fear
You're the voice try and understand it
make a noise and make it clear
(we're not gonna sit in silence)
we're not gonna sit in silence
(we're not gonna live with fear)
we're not gonna live with fear
You're the voice try and understand it
make a noise and make it clear
we're not gonna sit in silence
we're not gonna live with fear
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Amazing Grace
Words by John Newton, 1779
Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a Soul like me!
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see.
'Twas Grace that taught my heart to fear,
And Grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come.
'Tis Grace hath brought me safe thus far
And Grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His Word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we'd first begun.
Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a Soul like me!
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see.
Pretenders - Forever Young
May God bless you and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder
To the stars
And climb on every rung
And may you stay
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young
May you stay
Forever young
May you grow up
To be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand up right and be strong
And may you stay
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young
May you stay
Forever young
May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
May you stay
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young
May you stay
Forever young
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The Times They Are A Changin'
Bob Dylan 1964
Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'.
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'.
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'.
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.
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The Prayer
I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go
And help us to be wise, in times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe
The light that you have
I pray we'll find your light
In the heart it will remain
And hold it in our hearts
To remember to us that
When stars go out each night
Eternal star six
In my prayer
Let this be our prayer
How much faith is
When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
We dream a world without more violence
A hope and justice world
Everyone gives the hand to its neighbor
Symbol of peace and fraternità
The force that us from I
We ask that life be kind
Yes the desire that
And watch us from above
Everyone finds Love
We hope each soul will find
Around and within to himself
Another soul to love
Let this be our prayer
Let this be our prayer
Just like every child
Just like every child
Need to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
Yes the faith that
You have ignited in we......
I feel that it will save all of us
Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli
We pray for the people of the world
who are suffering
as a result of ignorance.
We pray that ignorance will be dispelled.
Great knowledge opens hearts and brings wisdom
making it impossible to do harm.
