Sweet Honey in the Rock was founded in 1973 by Bernice Johnson Reagon who formed the group out of the strongest singers from a vocal workshop she was teaching with the D.C. Black Repertory Company. The name of the group comes from a religious parable that tells of a land so rich that when rocks were cracked open, honey flowed from them.
The music of Sweet Honey in the Rock challenges its listeners with songs on topics including motherhood, spirituality, freedom, civil liberties, domestic violence, and racism.
Over the years, more than twenty individuals have lent their voices to Sweet Honey in the Rock. Beginning as a quartet, Sweet Honey in the Rock is now comprised of six African American women (including a professional American Sign Language interpreter who accompanies the group on concert tours). The ensemble tackles difficult five-part harmonies and composes much of their own music.
Sweet Honey in the Rock has received several Grammy Award nominations, including one for their children's album Still the Same Me which received the Silver Award from the National Association of Parenting Publications. They won a Grammy in 1989 in the category of Best Traditional Folk Recording for their version of Leadbelly's "Grey Goose" from the compilation album Folkways: A Vision Shared.
Nature Song
Sweet Honey In The Rock Lyrics
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Y es que a veces siento la nesecidad de hacertelo saber
Increiblemete, estas entrando en mi
Indudablemente, te quiero junto a mi
Ahora quiero sepas, porfavor escuchame
No pienso lastimarte, herirte o hacerte sentir mal
Solo quiero y espero mas que tu amistad
Empezemos esta historia entre tu y yo
Escribamos juntos un episodio mas
Empezemos esta historia entre tu y yo
Caminemos juntos hacia el mismo lugar
The above lyrics are the Spanish translation of Sweet Honey In the Rock's song Nature Song. The song is about the singer's confession of their feelings towards someone they care about deeply. The lyrics express their desire to be more than friends and their hope to take their relationship to the next level. The opening lines are an admission of the singer's vulnerability and hesitation in revealing their true feelings.
The lyrics highlight the importance of communication in any relationship, as the singer pleads with the listener to "escuchame" or "please listen to me." The singer clarifies that their intentions are not to hurt or harm the listener but to express their feelings honestly. The use of the phrase "escribamos juntos un episodio mas" or "let's write one more chapter together" is a metaphor for the journey they hope to embark on with the listener.
Overall, the song Nature Song is a beautiful expression of love, vulnerability, and honesty. It captures the essence of human relationships and the deep emotions they can stir within oneself.
Line by Line Meaning
Quiza parezca raro hablarte de esto asi
Maybe it seems strange to talk to you like this
Y es que a veces siento la nesecidad de hacertelo saber
And it's because sometimes I feel the need to let you know
Increiblemete, estas entrando en mi
Incredibly, you're entering me
Indudablemente, te quiero junto a mi
Undoubtedly, I want you next to me
Ahora quiero sepas, porfavor escuchame
Now I want you to know, please listen to me
No pienso lastimarte, herirte o hacerte sentir mal
I don't plan to hurt you, harm you, or make you feel bad
Solo quiero y espero mas que tu amistad
I just want and hope for more than your friendship
Mas que un abrazo tuyo llegarte a besar
More than just a hug from you, to kiss you
Empezemos esta historia entre tu y yo
Let's start this story between you and me
Escribamos juntos un episodio mas
Let's write one more episode together
Empezemos esta historia entre tu y yo
Let's start this story between you and me
Caminemos juntos hacia el mismo lugar
Let's walk together towards the same place
Contributed by Blake Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Barbara Barnett
on Young and Positive
what are the lyrics to im young and im positive
Amado Mc. G
on The little Shekere
The Little Shekere Lyrics: I Use to be a squash in Aminatta’s field Until the day she decided to collect her yield I was so afraid that she would come and choose me but since I couldn’t run away, I had to wait and see She went back and forth and up and down every row then without choosing me she decided to go I was so relieved I began to shout! Which made her turn around and see me so she picked me out! When she wrapped me in her sack and place me on her head and started walking toward her village, I was filled with dread Many of my friends and family had left the land but never knowing where they went I did not understand That a whole new life was just ahead of me as a calabash, moraccas, agbe, axatse. I never knew a squash could be so many things full of colors and designs and beaded down with strings When we reached the house they took me out of the sack I wanted to go home! (somebody take me back!) But as I look around I just could not believe my eyes I saw my friends and family, what a nice surprise! They were happy to see me and they were looking good and when they started to talk, that’s when I understood Even though each one was different in color and shape when they all played together the music was great. My life was just beginning in the musical world I’d be a shekere for these young boys and girls A Shekere! (A Shekere!) A Shekere! (A Shekere!) So listen everybody to my family and friends we’re gonna sing this song for you from begin to end A Shekere! (A Shekere!) A Shekere! (A Shekere!) *Shekeres Playing* Shekere!
Ahfor Taitu
on I Be Your Water
I BE YOUR WATER-LYRICS
i————
i be your shelter
i be your rain
i be your everything
i be your friend
i be your water
when your thirsty and dry…
i woke up mourning in a crowded sick place
surrounded by evil, protected by grace
there were these hands, hundreds reaching for me
they knew exactly who and what i should be
each way i turned, had me stronger than the last
which would i choose & how could i pass
then i heard whispers (be still -be still -be still)
from deep inside me (be still -be still -be still)
then i heard whispers (be still -be still -be still)
from deep inside me (be still -be still -be still)
as i gave power to the sound of my own voice
a way broke before me, i followed my choice
i walked along the way others lives had been
til’ i came to what seemed like an end
again these hands, reaching beckoning for me
they knew exactly who and what i should be
again the whispers (be still -be still -be still)
keeping me steady (be still -be still -be still)
again the whispers (be still -be still -be still)
keeping me steady (be still -be still -be still)
way before me was mine to make
there was no road, no path to take
as i had my life, through this muddy walk way
others toiled beside me for a justice new day
still i have felt lonely most of the time
walking this sweet freedom struggle of mine
still i have felt lonely most of the time
walking this sweet freedom struggle of mine
saved by the whispers (be still -be still -be still)
keeping me steady (be still -be still -be still)
saved by the whispers (be still -be still -be still)
keeping me steady (be still -be still -be still)
yesterday i stumbled around the bend
i saw you standing, you reached me your hand
i seen you before, oh many of times
why your life had plowed the road, right next to mine
now you make the sun rise in my sky
you rock my cradle hunny, you make me fly
you keep me company
now you make the sun rise in my sky
you rock my cradle hunny, you make me fly
you keep me company
i————
I be your shelter
i be your rain
i be your everything
i be your friend
i be your water
when your thirsty and dry…
Brenda Nelson
on Long Journey Home
Does anyone have lyrics for this song...long journey home ....by sweet honey in the rock?