In the late '60s and early '70s, Baez came into her songwriting own, penning many songs (most notably "Diamonds & Rust," a nostalgic piece about her ill-fated romance with Bob Dylan, and "Sweet Sir Galahad," a song about sister Mimi Fariña's ( of Richard & Mimi Fariña fame) second marriage, and continued to meld her songcraft with topical issues. She was outspoken in her disapproval of the Vietnam war and later the CIA-backed coups in many Latin American countries.
She was also instrumental in the Civil Rights movement, marching with Dr. Martin Luther King on many occassions and being jailed for her beliefs. In 1963, her performance of "We Shall Overcome" at the Lincoln Memorial just prior to Dr. King's famous "I Have A Dream..." speech helped confirm the song as the Civil Rights anthem.
In December 1972, she traveled to Hanoi, North Vietnam, and was caught in that country's "Christmas Campaign," in which the U.S. bombed the city more times than any other during the entire war. While pregnant with her only son, Gabriel, she performed a handful of songs in the middle of the night on day one of the 1969 Woodstock festival. She is considered the "Queen of Folk" for being at the forefront of the 1960s folk revival and inspiring generations of female folksingers that followed. Over fifty years after she first began singing publicly in 1958, Joan Baez continues to tour, demonstrate in favor of human rights and nonviolence, and release albums for a world of devoted fans.
1959
Miracles
Joan Baez Lyrics
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The sun rose in the east today
I sat up and sighed for the millionth time
As the dawn was phasing a night away
The blues can last for just so long
And from the depth
There will arise another song
And I'll sit here in the sea and the sun
That other song to come
You don't have to be black to sing the blues
From what I gather all you got to be is blue
Self-indulgence is universal
Adolescence was merely a rehearsal
Look around you and you will see
Everyone has a small franchise on misery
On misery
And I will sing you a song
Just as soon as I get my voice
When you're up, you're up
And when you're down
You really got no choice
No rain this winter
The manzanita reminded me
We've been living in a drought
And the ocean looks good to me
Haven't been in love for a year or so
Because I get fussy
And hard to live with as I grow
Ask the hungry manzanita
You cannot cross a cypress and a cedar
And a cedar
My moods are changing like the sea
There are a hundred things
That I'd like to be
Meanwhile I'll sit in the sun
Waiting for that other song to come
That other song to come
And I will sing it to you
Just as soon as I get my voice
When you're up, you're really up
And when you're down
You really got no choice
The lyrics of Miracles by Joan Baez seem to touch upon the idea of finding hope in difficult times. The song begins with the line "Miracles keep happening," noting that even something as simple as the sun rising each day is a miracle worth appreciating. Baez goes on to reflect on her own experiences, stating that while "The blues can last for just so long" eventually, "another song" will come.
Baez suggests that everyone experiences sadness or hardship at some point in their lives, regardless of their background, noting that "you don't have to be black to sing the blues." She acknowledges the universal nature of struggle, stating that "Everyone has a small franchise on misery." Despite this, she finds solace in the beauty of the natural world around her, describing the ocean and the manzanita plant in detail.
As the song concludes, Baez emphasizes the cyclical nature of life, stating that "My moods are changing like the sea." She acknowledges that there are many things she would like to be, but for now, she will wait for "that other song to come." Throughout the piece, there is a sense of acceptance and reflection, as Baez acknowledges both the beauty and harshness of the world around her.
Line by Line Meaning
Miracles keep happening
Amazing things continue to occur
The sun rose in the east today
The sun rose as expected in the east today
I sat up and sighed for the millionth time
I sat up with a heavy heart, once again
As the dawn was phasing a night away
As the dawn brought the end of the night
The blues can last for just so long
Sadness can only last for a limited amount of time
And from the depth
But from deep within
There will arise another song
A new source of inspiration will come
And I'll sit here in the sea and the sun
And I'll wait here amidst the vastness of nature
Waiting for that other song to come
Waiting for a new inspiration, a new idea
That other song to come
That same old feeling to come
You don't have to be black to sing the blues
You don't have to be of a certain race to express sadness
From what I gather all you got to be is blue
All you need to feel is sadness, nothing more
Self-indulgence is universal
Selfish desires are common to all
Adolescence was merely a rehearsal
The teenage years were just a practice run
Look around you and you will see
Observe the world and notice
Everyone has a small franchise on misery
Everyone has his or her share of pain and suffering
On misery
It's about pain and despair
And I will sing you a song
And I'll sing to you
Just as soon as I get my voice
Once I find my words and feelings
When you're up, you're up
When you are happy, you feel elated
And when you're down
When you feel low
You really got no choice
You have no other option
No rain this winter
It did not rain in the winter season
The manzanita reminded me
I was reminded by the manzanita tree
We've been living in a drought
There has been a scarcity of water
And the ocean looks good to me
And the sight of the sea pleases me
Haven't been in love for a year or so
I haven't been in love for about a year
Because I get fussy
Because I get easily annoyed
And hard to live with as I grow
And challenging to live with as I age
Ask the hungry manzanita
The hungry manzanita tree can tell you
You cannot cross a cypress and a cedar
You cannot mix two different things
And a cedar
Such as a cypress and cedar tree
My moods are changing like the sea
My emotions are changing as rapidly as the sea
There are a hundred things
There are numerous possibilities
That I'd like to be
That I would love to experience
Meanwhile I'll sit in the sun
In the meantime, I'll relax in the sunshine
Waiting for that other song to come
Waiting for that inspiration to strike again
That other song to come
That same old feeling to come
And I will sing it to you
And I'll sing it to you
Just as soon as I get my voice
Once I find my words and feelings
When you're up, you're really up
When you are happy, you feel euphoric
And when you're down
When you feel low
You really got no choice
You have no other option
Lyrics © GABRIEL EARL MUSIC
Written by: JOAN C. BAEZ
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Katharine Y BAez Katharina Scharlowski Katharine C. Y BAez Scharlowski InAOLoves
on The Rose
Joan Baez , my Fairest Hope my Love who signed into our Way
We are unite
We will not fall without our Foreverlasting
Love
In Failing Light
You See in myselfve your Love your Lesbian Wifve
You share your Lightful and your Darkest
side
In Which our Embraces
Our Words
Our Visions
Will rejoice
I see the Sunlight of a setting
Evening
Rise into Grace each Coming Morning
The amours we live is our Love
The mourns we felt
Do not impact
The do not seperate us My Joan C Baez You and I
The scared moments
We leave behind
We’ll belong twogather twogether
And three times we will cross
The Distance of an ocean between us
And then we ‘ll stay twogather in Your Home your place
Is given here and there
Is given home in our hearts and Soul
Our minds and bodies Longing Love
We are whole
The scars we carry
Did not made us blind
we will feel every emotion
As our Lifvelong foreverlasting Love
We share a secret
In which we Both have
Signed we are in Soul in heart in Bodies Longing and fulfillment in Mind now and
Eternally Unite
DeineKatharine Y BAez Katharina Scharlowski Katharine C. Y BAez Scharlowski InAOLoves
KatharinA KAtharine C. Y Baez Scharlowski
on The Rose
Und selbst wenn
alle Dunkelheit
Der Nächte
In den Tagen läge
Und selbst Erwachen
Schwer
ich fände doch
Zu Dir
Es führen Wege
Selbst wenn
kein Ausweg
durch die Tür
We burnt Each Other
everlastingly
Our Sign
Of truest Love that
Overcomes
The loneliness
And wildest
cry
When we embrace
and kiss our
Wounds
The Smile remaining
When we caress us
Will be
What lets us
deeply , sad
and of most
tenderness
Acknowledging
and
In our Minds
Forever
Found and
Not to destroyed
And we will
Feel that
We are Unite
The Ring i had lost
I‘ve found again
It’s prayer and Your Love
You Sent
A Turquoise of Arizonas Depth
Your heart in myne
And at The Turquoise
Coast beneath your Hill
We‘ll make Love
We‘ll follow our destined
And guiding
Will
Ich bin Dein Du Mein
MyLady JoanC BAez, My JoanChandosBaez, JoanBaez my Dove
Love And Wife
Katharine~~ C.~~ Y Baez KAtharinA Scharlowski InAO~•~Love~•~s the Answer~ I Love You, Joan and as Light begins to fail You reappear in my Body Heart and Soul my Mind to stayDeine KAtharinA KAtharine ich liebe Dich Forever!Joan C BAez
KatharinA KAtharine C. Y Baez Scharlowski
on The Rose
For a moment
in a Night Times Blessing
I left You in my Loves Embrace
as like a Flower
~ a Rose ~
and Purity her name
in darkness,
that was to bloom
in Heaven’s place.
as for the Love
in me
was not Disgraced,
A Lasting Kiss ,
A smile
a Light
A heart
that burns
throughly Memories
Forever Living
As Nighttime fell
As Nighttime falls
I‘ came, l’ll come and be
The One You‘ll see
The Love you feel
Just like a wild dog
Runs
Through Bushes
Of fences
And calamities
I passed my way to You
Through even
Greatest adversarities
The Rose of Sharon
Schmückt meinen Mund
~trotz Ausgebissen Zähne
In des Lebens Leid~
Wir Küssen uns
in purest Love
That went through
To and fro
And come and go
And I came back to You
Forever and Forevermore
Für JoanC. BAez von KAtharine C. Y Baez Scharlowski KAtharinA Ino
Katharine c; Y Baez
on The Rose
If a Love is felt as failing it is but Love the helps her Rise, it is a the moments quiet whispering : As i was torn you were by my side, in your Love i see my true and darkeyed Light, there it is Forever Joan Chandos Baez Katharine C; Y Baez Katharina sc harlowski
kATHARINE C. YBAEZ I
on The Rose
AS ON tHE WHITE hORSE MY HAND WAS GIVEN IN THE NOON TO yOU TODAY AS I ASKED YOU FOR YOURS ,WAS THAN WHEN EVERY MOON HAD TRIED TO fAIL AND hONEYMOON WAS THE ONLY LIGHT IN WHICH MY wORDS WERE LAID. iT WAS THE fAILURE ON THE iNTERNET AND NON BUT SCRIPTURE cOULD AND A LOVING HEART COULD STAY THE WIDE
iN THIS dARK MOMENT OF THE pRESENTS SIMPLE SIDE , THE fAIR cARD OF yOUR STALION wHITE THE wHITE hORSE IN tHE bLOSSOM OF THE mAY dAYS tIDE, I SENT TO YOUR wOODEN hILLS TO YOUR UNVENTURED sIDE, mY WRITTEN wORD : wILL yOU PLEASE mARRY ME MY bRIDE? i'LL STAY FOREVER BY YOUR sIDE FROM tHAN oN, sO gOODBYE IN OUR gOOD NiGHT, mY loVE jOAN C. bAEZ, yOUR KATHARINE C. Y BAEZ kATHARINA SCHARLOWSKI 21. MAY 2022
KatharineC. Y Baez Katharina Scharlowski
on The Rose
Thank You dearloved Joan C.Baez, you accorded me the answer in an unknown Light, through all darkness not alone as there was Love for you in me,- as in thought, in words a visioned melodie - that is not gone - far beyond the borders shores and the oceans sea, doves Flight as is Loves they fly By two By Four By Three, i send Goodbye to them I send GoodBye - and hope it once will be - I sent GoodBye my Joan C Baez stay You'll never fail in my Heart There is your place to be i send Goodbye my Love to Thee , Joan Chandos Baez, Katharine C. Y Baez Katharina Scharlowski It is for You that i was meant to feel was meant to be.
Katharine C. Y Baez, K.S.
on Wings
I 'll stay with you cause I think it's time to say Thank you for having stayed with me in my Time of Need. I love You Joan (KC) CHandos Baez, Your Katharine C. Y Baez name of Love and Hope and American Native Indian Marriage, born Katharina Scharlowski , A little Rain is a gonna come, And I am at Home when I cry, but I learned to be at home in your Love too, As we stay in The Hearts of The One Loves we are. Deine Katharine