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Mother Earth and Father Sky

from Days of Honey, Days of Onions by Joanie Calem

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I spent many sunsets sitting on the seashore of the Mediterranean, and always marveled at that meeting of the sun and the horizon at the end of the day. When I moved to the US and heard Native American creation stories, I felt like I finally had the terminology for that image of the sunset. But this song was missing a final verse for a long time. When fracking took off in Ohio, the last verse birthed itself. The bridge in Hebrew is simply reciting the days of creation according to the Hebrew Torah, meshing the Jewish legends with Native American legends.

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Mother Earth and Father Sky © 2001
Mother Earth and Father Sky, Dancing on the shoreline
Dancing in the heat of day, Dancing in the night time
Mother Earth and Father Sky, Calling us to join them
Dancing in the wind and rain, Dancing in the sunshine.

Mother Earth and Father Sky (2x)

Mother Earth and Father Sky, Always here to heal us
Lay your bodies on the earth, And feel the pulsing drumbeat.
Mother Earth and Father Sky, Bringing all we need
Asking us to play our parts, As stewards of the keys.

Mother Earth and Father Sky, Mother Earth and Father Sky,

ביום הראשון – אור וחושך Mother Earth and Father Sky
ביום השני – שמיים וארץ Mother Earth and Father Sky
שלישי רביעי – עצים כוכבים Mother Earth and Father Sky
חמישי ושישי – חייה ואדם Mother Earth and Father Sky, Mother Earth and Father Sky
וביום השביעי אלוהים נח, כי נברא אדם, ואדם לקח לידייו, את העולם הזך Mother Earth and Father Sky

Mother Earth and Father Sky, Begging us to heed them
The steward’s key is ours to hold Not do with as we please
Mother Earth and Father Sky, Bringing all we need
Asking us to hold and love, Not plunder and deceive.

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from Days of Honey, Days of Onions, track released April 1, 2021
Joanie Calem guitar and vocals, Tom Boyer djembe

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Joanie Calem Columbus, Ohio

Joanie Calem is a folk musician, singer/song-writer, storyteller and inclusion advocate for audiences of all ages. Joanie writes songs and sings about life's different twists and turns, angles and perspectives, telling stories through her songs of the ups and downs of reality. She performs regularly at festivals, retirement homes, shelters, libraries and schools throughout the US and abroad. ... more

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