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Dec 3, 2006 - 07:46 PM |
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"Do You Hear What I Hear?" commentary and other thoughts |
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Do you hear what I hear?
Do you hear what I hear?
You didn't give me time to answer the first time!
Said the night wind to the little lamb,
How is the night wind different from the day wind? And is the lamb young or just smaller than other lambs?
Do you see what I see
Certainly not as you see it.
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
Fine. Strain the poor lamb's neck muscles. Interrupt its grazing.
Do you see what I see
Why don't you describe it?
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
Does the star have a partner? And kites come in different sizes...
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
A talking lamb? I imagine the boy doesn't care what you say, lamb.
Do you hear what I hear
He's probably heard it by now if it's been continuous like this. No need to describe it, right?
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
Is there a ringing, or are you using metaphor, wind? What makes you so smart?
Do you hear what I hear?
At least he know what to listen for.
A song, a song, high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
Is the song as high as the star? Which sea?
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
How does a shepherd know a king?
Do you know what I know
Typical. Passing off someone else's intelligence as your own.
In your palace warm, mighty king,
Something's in the palace? I don't remember that being said...
Do you know what I know
Come out and say it, son!
A Child, a child shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let us bring him silver and gold
How do you know that? The lamb didn't tell you. And what's a child going to do with silver and gold, boy? What not get him something he can actually use?
Said the king to the people everywhere,
How does one man contact everybody? Megaphone?
Listen to what I say!
A demanding king, I get it. Who made you the boss of everybody?
Pray for peace, people, everywhere!
What kind of peace? And is this only because you couldn't live up to that promise you made at the start of your reign?
Listen to what I say!
Are you going to say something more?
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
All of this singing might wake him. Then, instead of goodness and light, you'll receiving crying and insomnia. And if he's supposed to bring goodness and light, why do people need to pray for peace, silly king?
Other Thoughts:
I feel bad for people in the Southern Hemisphere. All those winter-related Christmas songs and they have summer. Why are there so many winter-related Christmas songs? Were they all written in northern regions? Here, there's rarely snow. Why can't Frosty or Winter Wonderland or Let it Snow be played in, say, February?
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