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I Cross Til I Am Weary

from No Time To Tarry by The Bright Wings Chorus

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This song grew out of working with Sandglass Theater on their production 'Babylon', a piece about the refugee crisis that I composed the music for. This song is not in the theater piece, but was inspired by the story of the Afghan woman who inspired one of the characters. She fled her home and walked over the mountains to a refugee camp in Pakistan, eventually returning home and having to flee again. Her desire to risk all, repeatedly, to return home stuck with me.

lyrics: Emily Dickinson • music: Brendan Taaffe

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I cross 'til I am weary a mountain in my mind
More mountains, yes, more mountains
And then a desert find

I have born a thousand burdens, I guard the night, I praise the day
But every seed that I have planted, the wind has blown away

And when the sea stops raging, I raise my eyes, I ask for grace.
But every step that I have taken, the waves they do erase.

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from No Time To Tarry, released April 4, 2018

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Brendan Taaffe Brattleboro, Vermont

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On banjo and mbira, Brendan Taaffe pushes the boundaries of old-time music with inventive arrangements and soulful playing. See: Heap of Horseshoes, Can’t Hold The Wheel, Fly Down You Little Bird

With The Bright Wings Chorus, soak in the lush harmonies of Brendan’s original choral arrangements.
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