143. Love Stays

A Breath of Song

Song: Love Stays
Music by: Laszlo Slomovits
​Notes: When Lois Zimmerman, at age 96, moved to a care home, her friends threw her a life transition party (brilliant idea, no?!). They asked Gemini, Lois's favorite group, to come and share a transition song -- so Laszlo Slomovits wrote this song of the constancy of love through change. I'm singing through the end of a cold (I did edit out the coughing fit!) -- which reminds me that one of the unique things about this podcast is that it's not at all about me delivering album quality polish to you -- it's about you learning these songs, and taking them into your life -- YOU are the one who lets them into your life, singing them in ways that help navigate whatever you face, sharing them with others as you are moved. And all through the changes, chosen and imposed, welcome and difficult, love stays.
Songwriter Info: Laszlo Slomovits is one of the twin brothers in the folk music duo Gemini. Besides his work with music for children, Laszlo has also set to music the poetry of the ancient Sufi mystics, Rumi and Hafiz (five recordings are available on the website) as well as classic and contemporary American poetry. He is also a published writer of both haiku and lyric poetry.
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Sharing Info: The song is free to share in oral tradition groups, but please contact Laszlo for recording and/or performing permission.
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Song Learning Time Stamps:
Start time of teaching: 00:03:44
Start time of reprise: 00:12:20
Links:
Gemini Children's Music: http://geminichildrensmusic.com/​
Nuts & Bolts: 4:4, major, round
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