There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Emily Smith… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Emily Smith (born 25 March 1981 in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway) is a Scottish folk singer;
2) Emily Smith is an American R&B/soul singer from Paso Robles, CA.

1) Emily Smith (born 25 March 1981 in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway) is a Scottish folk singer. She won the BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Music of the Year Award in 2002. She is a member of Scotland’s ‘folk orchestra’, The Unusual Suspects, and was named ‘Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year 2008'. She also records as Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan with New Zealand-born fiddle player and guitarist Jamie McClennan.
Smith has always held a passion for local history and a keen sense of belonging, which shines through in her music and the enthusiasm she displays when talking of her home region. “Dumfries and Galloway is often a forgotten part of Scotland and through my material, whether traditional or my own songs, I try to portray the beauty and diversity of where I come from. I love being able to sing a song and picture the exact setting of where the event took place, or to sing some of Robert Burns’ material and know that he travelled the same roads and admired the same landscapes as I do today.”
Since winning the 2002 ‘BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award’ she has released several critically-acclaimed albums, toured extensively with her band on the international folk circuit and is recognised not only as one of Scotland’s finest interpreters of traditional song but also as a talented songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Smith spent six years living in Glasgow, during which time she gained an Honours degree in Scottish Music from The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 2003. Now, living back in her home area of Dumfries & Galloway in South West Scotland, Smith has found her niche drawing on the rich local history and ever changing landscape as the source and inspiration for her music. She has an affection (and growing reputation!) for collecting dusty old poetry and song books in search of new material. The results are re-worked ballads which seamlessly interweave with Smith’s own descriptive songs, often confusing the listener as to which material is old and which is new.
She became the first ever winner from Scotland in the USA Song-writing Competition in 2005 after winning the folk section with her song ‘Edward of Morton’. Another of her songs, ‘Always a Smile’, about the life of her Polish grandmother, was short-listed in the final ten. Both songs are found on her second album, "A Different Life".
Alongside her solo career Smith has written, recorded and toured with artists from the folk scene and beyond including Eddi Reader, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Karine Polwart, John McCusker, David Scott and Phil Cunningham. She has also been included in the acclaimed ‘Scottish Women’ group, featuring Scotland’s top female vocalists, is a member of Scotland’s ‘folk orchestra’, The Unusual Suspects, and was named ‘Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year 2008'.
She has recorded live sessions for BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris, Aled Jones and Mike Harding alongside receiving regular play on BBC Radio Scotland. Recent television work includes performing on BBC 1 Scotland’s Hogmanay show and she will be featured in a series of Transatlantic Sessions.
Her official website can be found at www.emilysmith.org.

2) Emily Smith is an American R&B/soul singer from Paso Robles, CA. She released her eponymous album in 2018.

The Sower's Song
Emily Smith Lyrics

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Now hands to seed sheet, boys,
We step and we cast. Old Time's on wing.
And, would you partake of Harvest joys,
The corn must be sown in spring.

Fall gentle and still, good corn,
Lie warm in your earthy bed;
And stand so yellow all in the morn,

For beast and man must be fed.

Old Earth is a pleasure to see
With sunshiny cloak of red and green;
The furrow lies fresh, and this year shall be
As years that are past have been.

Old Mother, receive this corn,
The son of six thousand golden sires;
All these on thy kindly breast were born,
One more your poor child requires.

Now, steady and sure again,
And measure of stroke and step we keep;

Thus up and down we cast our grain,
Sow well, and you shall gladly reap.

Overall Meaning

In Emily Smith's folk song "The Sower's Song," the singer addresses a group of boys who are getting ready to sow corn in springtime. They are reminded that the harvest they seek to enjoy must first be planted, and they are tasked with putting their hands to seed sheet, stepping and casting it into the earth. The verse "Old Time's on wing" suggests that time moves quickly and the boys need to act swiftly and decisively.

The lyrics also describe the importance of the corn, which brings sustenance to both man and beast. The sower expresses hope that the corn will grow well and provide an abundant harvest. The vivid imagery of the "sunshiny cloak of red and green" and the "fresh furrow" paint a beautiful picture of the agricultural landscape, highlighting the beauty and vitality of nature.

Overall, "The Sower's Song" is a reminder of the significance of planting and harvesting crops for survival. It urges us to take care of the earth, and to work hard to reap the rewards of nature's bounty.

Line by Line Meaning

Now hands to seed sheet, boys,
Let's get to work, guys, and start planting the seeds.

We step and we cast. Old Time's on wing.
We walk and throw the seeds, as time flies by.

And, would you partake of Harvest joys,
If you want to enjoy the harvest, then

The corn must be sown in spring.
you have to sow the corn in the spring.

Fall gentle and still, good corn,
Corn, please fall softly and quietly,

Lie warm in your earthy bed;
and stay cozy in your bed of soil.

And stand so yellow all in the morn,
And in the morning, stand tall and yellow,

For beast and man must be fed.
because both animals and humans need to eat.

Old Earth is a pleasure to see
It's beautiful to look at the old earth

With sunshiny cloak of red and green;
with its bright red and green covering;

The furrow lies fresh, and this year shall be
the fresh furrow promises another year