'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free 'tis the gift to come down where you ought to be And when we find ourselves in the place just right 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gained To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed To turn, turn will be our delight 'Till by turning, turning we come round right. 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free 'tis the gift to come down where you ought to be And when we find ourselves in the place just right 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
Classical Music | Soprano
Aaron Copland
Simple Gifts, from Old American Songs Play
Recorded on 07/31/2013, uploaded on 03/13/2014
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Simple Gifts
'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free
'tis the gift to come down where you ought to be
And when we find ourselves in the place just right
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained
To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed
To turn, turn will be our delight
'Till by turning, turning we come round right.
'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free
'tis the gift to come down where you ought to be
And when we find ourselves in the place just right
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
More music by Aaron Copland
I Bought Me a Cat, from Old American Song
The Dodger, from Old American Songs
Duo for Flute and Piano
Simple Gifts, from Old American Songs
Zion’s Walls, from Old American Songs
Duo for Flute and Piano
Vitebsk (Study on a Jewish Theme)
Long Time Ago, from Old American Song
Fanfare for the Common Man
Why Do They Shut Me Out of Heaven? from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
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Chevaux de bois, from Ariettes oubliées
Green, from Ariettes oubliées
Beautiful Dreamer
When I Have Sung My Songs
A Word on My Ear
Die Nacht, from Letzte Blätter
Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1
Cäcilie, Op. 27, No. 2
C'est l'extase, from Ariettes oubliées
Spleen, from Ariettes oubliées
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