Heaven In A Wild Flower
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[Insert name here]

6y↑1

Translation:
"To see a world in a grain of sand
the heaven in a wildflower
sustaining the infinite in the palm of a hand
and the eternity in a hour
the one that is forced to joy
it destroys the winged life:
The one that kisses happiness while flying
is the one to live in the dawn of eternity"

At least I hope is the right one......
Edit: Oh wait, I´m stupid, description :P

Joseph Traficanti

3y↑3

Blake penned this quite some time ago.
Before the Mandelbrot set was discovered or maybe created.
There is some discussion about which is more correct.
But the words of Blake set to instruments and choir give rise to thoughts of religion.
The older tyme fundamentalist types like to deride science as being anti God and anti religion.
I don't think they get it.
The anthem of today's science may very well be the words of Blake and the orchestration of Bill Douglas.
This is anti nothing.
This is the newest version of religious thought.

Joseph Traficanti

3y↑5

In the early days of Christianity the gospels of Mark, Luke, Paul, .... We're translated into Greek, from whence they come through the ages as some sort of time machine.
In the words of Jesus there an ambiguity arises.
And it is quite an ambiguity. Don't believe me? Check out some of what's going on in the MUFON channel.
Jesus takes on some new coloration.
But one of the most interesting is the quote of Jesus: I am the Son of God.

Is that what he really said? Or was it the alternative: We are the Sons of God.

Change a couple words and what we get is not blasphemy.
Rather it may signify the reason the universe, life, and everything.
Granted this is not what we would hold as Christianity.
It seems just a bit closer to Augustus in his role as Pontifex Maximus. The high priest of the Roman religion.

By the way. The similarities exist and while we think of Jesus as a pacifist
That is definitely not the way we think of Augustus Caesar. Too much blood on his hands.
But after the killing of Julius his adoptive father and actual grand uncle was avenged there is the Pax Romana to consider.
By establishing the Principet of Rome it established centuries of peace. Augustus is recognized as one of the most if not The Most effective organizers in human history. So he does look a little better in that life. Combining these two men in a university level or graduate level course may give unexpected dividends.

All comments from YouTube:

Trainfanman 07

3y↑36

Let’s put madness aside, this is beautiful

David R. Purnell, MA

3y↑6

Yes, yes, yes.

Trainfanman 07

3y↑6

this music played in my head the last time I saw my doggy

Tbutter Randomness

3y↑12

Madness aside, this is a beautiful work and deserves the attention it’s garnered and will continue to garner

Andreas Merkel

2y↑12

I remember reading these lines of poetry touching me very much. A long time ago, as a present to my mother, I combined a picture of a real rose with the picture of the Rosetta Nebula and added these lines to it. I am currently sitting here in the house of my old mother with severe dementia and have taken care of her ... now she is sleeping and I hear this song with tears in my eyes..

David R. Purnell, MA

2y↑1

@Andreas Merkel: Thank you; I am touched by what you have shared. Blessings to you.

Dilopho Mos!

3y↑7

I originally discovered this song with madness combat but even then I really appreciate the message behind this beautiful song. Truly, a magnificent piece.

Drylx

2y↑9

This song somehow cures my migraine and is a good song to listen to, thank you for uploading this, David.

Keith Holm

9y↑22

This has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.

David R. Purnell, MA

Keith Holm . . . I agree.

Kenneth Mory

4y↑73

Ok, for the Madness Combat people... this song is based on a poem of the same name written by William Blake, a noted 17th/18th century poet, artist, and christian theosophist. Other recognizable works include poem "Tyger,Tyger" and the painting "They Red Dragon and the Lady Clothed In Sky" made popular in the Hannibal Lecter movies. The poem was put to music in the early 1990s By Bill Douglas and first appears on his album "Circle of Moons." A good album with several similar songs. Definitely worth checking out.

David R. Purnell, MA

4y↑6

Thank you @Kenneth Mory.

HellHound Actual

4y↑9

Ah thank you for the History Lesson.

I'm glad such a violent cartoon could bring me to such a beautiful song though.

cash

No se inglés que dice ahí?

Kenneth Mory

@cash lo siento. No tengo la vocabularia para translate

JohnSalchichon

4y↑1

@cash dice que la cancion esta basada en un poema escrito por William Blake, que era muy reconocido en sus tiempos.

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Alex Alvarez

3y↑25

finding the full version of the song, without the extra sound effects, was really an great experience listening to.

David R. Purnell, MA

3y↑1

@Alex Alvarez: Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

CleriB

3y↑9

"The best thing about dying covered in light, is knowing God has given himself the time to see and lead you to the gates of Heaven"

-Robert.

LPapyrusBankai

2y↑11

Heard in a flash series, I'd say, it is beautiful due to the choirs and it sounds like your life is fading and I like it.

Mamen Arruti

10y↑18

"Para ver un mundo en un grano de arena,
y el cielo en una flor silvestre,
sostenga el infinito en la palma de su mano,
y la eternidad en una hora.
El que se obliga a una alegría
se destruye la vida alada:
El que besa la alegría mientras vuela
vive en el amanecer de la eternidad."

[Insert name here]

6y↑1

Benedicto Román

4y↑2

Serena el alma Nos acerca a Dios

Hank J. Wimbleton

3y↑30

This is the song I will think of in our school's moment of silence.

Diamantina Martins

6y↑13

Thank you for this gift. May all beings be blessed.

David R. Purnell, MA

6y↑1

Diamantina Martins: Thank you for your comment.
What a wonderful thing to write! Yes, "May all beings be blessed."

RESENDE UNE VERSOS

BEAUTIFUL NAME. Blessed and wonderful words. Congratulations and sweet gratitude.

MrsJSCarlile

9y↑7

How angelic! Blessed are those who believe. Thank you for such an inspirational song from Heaven :)

David R. Purnell, MA

+MrsJSCarlile, you are most welcome. I'm glad to know you found this song, and found it so uplifting.
In the text beneath the video, if you click on "SHOW MORE," you'll see some of the lyrics.

Marlet

3y↑5

I love it!🌺

David R. Purnell, MA

2y↑17

To those whose comment expresses that this song is "pretty sad," I ask you to click on "SHOW MORE" (beneath the video), and read the lyrics, written by William Blake. There is nothing sad in this song . . . unless your only reference to it is from "Madness Combat."

eon

1y↑2

yeah theres nothing sad except the melody lmao

John Vollmar

1y↑5

I guess 'melancholy' would be more apt.
Tinged with hopefulness.

eon

1y↑1

@John Vollmar maybe, point still stands

Drip Rockstar Freddy

3y↑10

I know this song is not about war or death, but for some reason, this music reminds me of the classic scene of a war movie where your vision is blurry from dust and smoke while you look around stunned, seeing people dieing in the fog, and that one poor man trying to get his arm back from it being chopped off. Sorry if that was a brutal description of what it reminded me of. I'm young so idk this poem and stuff but it must be beautiful.

Mushclark

2y↑13

a beautiful song.

koolkid_roblox_gamer23

i wonder why-

Charlotte Cauchefer-Dupré

11y↑2

One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. Channel owner please place a mention in the info section - the 'Ars Nova Singers' from Bolder Creek in Colorado who are the singers here.

Sheila Reynolds

8y↑2

Thanks for such an uplifting piece. I love this poem and the way you put it together here.

David R. Purnell, MA

+Sheila Reynolds: Thanks for your comment, Sheila. I'm glad to know it has meant something to you and others.

Combat player

32w↑2

To see, a world in grain of sand
And heaven in wild flower
Hold infinity in the palm of our hand.
And eternity in a hour,
He who binds himself into joy
Dose the winged life destroy..
He kisses the joy at it flies.
Lives in eternity sun rise.

Richard Raymond Kramer

3y↑3

Flawlessly uplifting....

Randall Logan

8y↑3

Very touching, very beautiful. While I listen, I am taken to places my mind rarely takes me. Thank you!

David R. Purnell, MA

Randall, thank you for your comment. I am always happy to know that people like you have found their way to this video and the beautiful music of Bill Douglas.

Swiftly

3y↑4

This song is beautiful

Absolute Feather

3y↑13

perfect song for sadness combat

Harry Van Wickle

9y↑1

Absolutely beautiful.

Jagï

3y↑2

I would not mind having this played on my Funeral.

A.S.T.R.O.N.A.U.T. G.A.L.A.X.Y

3y↑4

this is beautifull

Kurt Hectic Jukebox.

13y↑5

To see a world in a gram of sand. And heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in na hour. He who binds himself to a joy Does the winged life destroy: He who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise.

Terrell Robinson

11y

Beautiful!!

TobiasOfBohemia

3y↑9

This song is like the song that plays after you defeat the true final boss and get the true ending. (Yes I am a madness combat fan but I want to keep the wishes of the person who uploaded this video and not post a madness combat comment)

David R. Purnell, MA

3y↑2

@Improbable tomato: Thank you for respecting my request.

1InnerGuru

10y↑2

ohhh.. Thank you!! I received one of Bill Douglas' albums many years back and missplaced it. This song was in it and is a fevorite of mine. Heaven on Earth.. I am so grateful you posted it here!! Blessings to you! /\

David R. Purnell, MA

To 1InnerGuru: Thank you for your wonderful comment. I'm glad you were able hear this beautiful piece again, here in this video. Baraka bashad (May the blessings be).

Kenneth Mory

The album is circle of moons if youd like to re purchase it

hacky m.

3y↑3

It's really sad seeing your song not recognized by other fans that watched a random series. Well this song is still great

Dumb Person Alert

I don’t think this is his I think it’s just a repost

Carl Agyemang

A song for Gods..Epic🔥🔥🔥

SilverWho

3y↑2

I don't think this is supposed to make me feel down but it does, almost like I'm mourning the death of a loved one

Joseph Traficanti

3y↑2

Cheer up. When the body passes on it is not the death of what makes us who we are. The body is our container while we visit earth. Earth is the womb from which we become sentient beings.
If you understand the Concept of Gaia and the Concept of the universe itself being conscious think about this. We. Continue to grow into a new life when we leave earth.
We are here for a reason. God seems to know what he is about.
Maybe as scripture teaches we continue to live.
Life after life. It goes on.
Forget about heaven and hell.
We are here for reasons but just have not been told who we are while we are here.

Trainfanman 07

@Joseph Traficanti you spread a good word

Wasp Camera

3y↑4

This sounds like what C.S. Lewis's writing feels like.

Waltz

11y

I am 31. I've been listening to Bill Douglas since I was 17. Thank you, Hearts of Space.

Zelath

3y↑1

Now you’re 38

philippe lelièvre

8y↑2

quel merveilleux chant..merci de ce partage

David R. Purnell, MA

Merci, Philippe.

David R. Purnell, MA

11y

@UphillCord1: Thank you for appreciating this music. To my knowledge, the music hasn't appeared in any movie. But, the music is available both singly and as part of several very fine albums albums by Bill Douglas. This piece ("Heaven In A Wild Flower") is also available as part of a New Age compilation album named "New Romantics - A Hearts of Space Classic Collection." The single tracks and/or albums are available online, like at Amazon, iTunes, etc.

ly 7

3y↑2

so beautiful. c'est pure, aérien, triste tout de même...

cyruwan

11y

Excellent.

RESENDE UNE VERSOS

5y↑9

Wow. Yellow wild flowers... "Hold infinity in the palm of your hand"... Hugs with infinite Dignity.

David R. Purnell, MA

5y↑1

Thank you. I agree: "Wow." Amazing words by the poet William Blake (1757-1827).

Staho2

2y↑7

ok, violent stuff aside, this is rlly good

Nullvalue

3y↑4

Is the poem’s message that clinging to or laying claim on the things we love will destroy them, while simply enjoying those things as they are and accepting that they are part of a greater whole will allow those things to flourish forever?

My poetry analysis skills leave much to be desired.

(I realize that the web-animation comments probably get annoying, but I always marvel at the way people discover things—a video of a silly rhythm game reminded me of a web series I watched as a kid, and looking up the music sample used in one episode lead me to the poem which inspired the piece.)

Naumonix

3y↑7

Madness aside this is chill

David R. Purnell, MA

11y

Thank you Charlotte Cauchefer-Dupres. A good suggestion! I have added Ars Nova Singers as the performers.

Igor

3y↑4

Very Good Music, Surprised how you haven't hit 100k.

Paulle Jung Morvant-Alexander

11y↑1

The words are by poet William Blake

Amy

3y↑2

Good music.

Joseph Traficanti

3y↑3

Jen Walls

6y↑3

Love love love bliss

Joseph Traficanti

3y↑5

mwai72

11y↑1

Bill Douglas and the Ars Nova Singers...album called "songs of earth and sky" great celtic music no bad track.

Kenneth Mory

4y↑1

If I'm not mistaken, this song originally showed up on Circle of Moons

mwai72

@Kenneth Mory that's where its from actually...got the albums mixed up. Cheers, Ken+

Bray Gaming

2y↑12

Even if you came here from Madness Combat (like I did), this is still pretty sad regardless.

Rebecca Rosen Lum

2y↑3

I feel this music, feel deeply affected by it. I don't hear the sadness -- rather, a wave of uplift.

n

dang, this is nice

Jewseph

7y↑7

3:00 my favorite

TheCatMask

2y↑25

If you're confused about the "Hank" and Madness Combat comments, heres an explanation:
This song was used in a short segment of Madness Combat 3, created by Krinkles on Newgrounds.

Rudy Rydz

2y↑4

Also in Madness Combat 4

Теодор Дочов

And Madness Mini 2, 3 and 4.

Теодор Дочов

And Madness Capitation 1 by SMOTEZ. AND Probably in Other old Madness movies.
Rarely.

Rlockzo

3y↑9

I swear to god I watched this before madness gets popular again and now people are raiding this video

David R. Purnell, MA

3y↑1

@Rlockzo Ritornello: "People are raiding this video"? They are? I haven't seen an increased viewing of this video.

Rlockzo

They are about to after they found the madness combat ost playlist

David R. Purnell, MA

@Rlockzo: That playlist has been available since 2017. But, thanks for the heads up.

David R. Purnell, MA

12y

Yes, 11eliete, you're right about the lyrics as written by cerojuniorhp. It is, correctly, "a grain of sand," not "a gram of sand."

So long Social Media.

3y↑8

HANK NO!!!

Also wonderful music

HANK J. WIMBLETON

2y↑15

NOBODY :
THE CHANNEL THAT UPLOADED THIS SONG : NO COMMENTS IN REGARD TO MADNESS COMBAT.
ME : THANKS.

Jenny Wakeman

47w

Deimo is no longer dead

Doc

Mother, I found it

Alex's Ship Workshop

3y↑5

POV: Your brother got the last cookie

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