Fantastic song! Have loved it for years. From Ecclesiastes as I recall. Thanks Admin — makes my day.
Stucky
June 17, 2014 11:07 am
“Fantastic song! Have loved it for years.” ———– OUTTAHERE
Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
How about a ‘who does it better’? Well, probably no one, so maybe a “who does it almost as well?” I’m going with Marlene Dietrich.
I wonder how many here — young folk and dumb folk alike — are asking “WHO???”. She was a German actress and singer, 1901-1992, named the ninth-greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute I grew up with her. She brightened my days, and cooed me to sleep at night. My parents bought a record player just to listen to her records (and someone named “Freddie”) .
Wiki states —– “The lyrics, except for the title which is repeated throughout the song, and the final verse of the song, are adapted word-for-word from Chapter 3 of the Book of Ecclesiastes”
Hmmmmm, as you can see in the next post, not exactly “word-for-word” but, I guess close enough for government, or wiki. Accuracy …. It’s such an annoying concept.
Wiki also states …. And this should make Zara VERY HAPPY —- “45% of the royalties for the song are donated to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
Stucky
June 17, 2014 11:26 am
Ecclesiastes 3, one of the GREAT chapters in all the Bible …. and along with “Job”, my two favorite books. (I took out the verses and did some minor reformatting to make it easier to read)
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven:
—- a time to be born, and a time to die;
—- a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted;
—- a time to kill, and a time to heal;
—- a time to break down, and a time to build up;
—- a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
—- a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
—- a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones;
—- a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
—- a time to gain, and a time to lose;
—- a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
—- a time to tear, and a time to sew;
—- a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
—- a time to love, and a time to hate;
—- a time of war, and a time of peace.
What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him. That which is has already been, and what is to be has already been; and God requires an account of what is past.
Moreover I saw under the sun: in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, iniquity was there. I said in my heart, “God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
I said in my heart, “Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals.” For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.
All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?
So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
Zarathustra
June 17, 2014 11:32 am
Yall realize that this song was written by that commie cur Pete Seeger, whom SSS hates.
Stucky
June 17, 2014 11:50 am
Of course, Seeger wrote an anti-war song, as the emphasis occurs towards the end — “a time for peace, I swear it’s not too late.” (That phrase and “Turn! Turn! Turn!” are the only lyrics written by Seeger.)
I have no problem with that. But, just as Seeger places the main point of the song at the very end, so does the Preacher (Ecclesiastes) place his main point at the end of the chapter, that is to say —- man is but dust.
There are other “challenging” concepts in this chapter;
—- that wickedness dwells right alongside the “place of judgment” (God’s throne)
—- man is just like an animal, in fact, we have no advantage over them
—- everything is worthless (vanity), a recurring theme throughout the book
—- when it’s all said and done, man should just rejoice in his own accomplishments
Lastly, one of THE most beautiful phrases in all of Scripture is found in this chapter. A phrase that may very well explain why most of mankind through all our history has been on a quest to pursue God (or, does He pursue us?). These seven wonderful words —– “HE HAS PUT ETERNITY IN THEIR HEARTS.”
GilbertS
June 17, 2014 11:54 am
Yeah, great song.
I like the verse, too.
The narrator in Victory at Sea also made powerful use of it.
About 1’35”
I’ll never forget that show or the music.
Zarathustra
June 17, 2014 12:01 pm
GilbertS, That’s a great find. I loved the Victory at Sea series as a kid. Notice that they show what is not allowed anymore in war reporting…dead guys from our side (and a lot of them).
Fantastic song! Have loved it for years. From Ecclesiastes as I recall. Thanks Admin — makes my day.
“Fantastic song! Have loved it for years.” ———– OUTTAHERE
Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
How about a ‘who does it better’? Well, probably no one, so maybe a “who does it almost as well?” I’m going with Marlene Dietrich.
I wonder how many here — young folk and dumb folk alike — are asking “WHO???”. She was a German actress and singer, 1901-1992, named the ninth-greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute I grew up with her. She brightened my days, and cooed me to sleep at night. My parents bought a record player just to listen to her records (and someone named “Freddie”) .
I just loooove that throaty sexy voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QzZgrajqr4M
Wiki states —– “The lyrics, except for the title which is repeated throughout the song, and the final verse of the song, are adapted word-for-word from Chapter 3 of the Book of Ecclesiastes”
Hmmmmm, as you can see in the next post, not exactly “word-for-word” but, I guess close enough for government, or wiki. Accuracy …. It’s such an annoying concept.
Wiki also states …. And this should make Zara VERY HAPPY —- “45% of the royalties for the song are donated to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
Ecclesiastes 3, one of the GREAT chapters in all the Bible …. and along with “Job”, my two favorite books. (I took out the verses and did some minor reformatting to make it easier to read)
====================================================
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven:
—- a time to be born, and a time to die;
—- a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted;
—- a time to kill, and a time to heal;
—- a time to break down, and a time to build up;
—- a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
—- a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
—- a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones;
—- a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
—- a time to gain, and a time to lose;
—- a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
—- a time to tear, and a time to sew;
—- a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
—- a time to love, and a time to hate;
—- a time of war, and a time of peace.
What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him. That which is has already been, and what is to be has already been; and God requires an account of what is past.
Moreover I saw under the sun: in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, iniquity was there. I said in my heart, “God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
I said in my heart, “Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals.” For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.
All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?
So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
Yall realize that this song was written by that commie cur Pete Seeger, whom SSS hates.
Of course, Seeger wrote an anti-war song, as the emphasis occurs towards the end — “a time for peace, I swear it’s not too late.” (That phrase and “Turn! Turn! Turn!” are the only lyrics written by Seeger.)
I have no problem with that. But, just as Seeger places the main point of the song at the very end, so does the Preacher (Ecclesiastes) place his main point at the end of the chapter, that is to say —- man is but dust.
There are other “challenging” concepts in this chapter;
—- that wickedness dwells right alongside the “place of judgment” (God’s throne)
—- man is just like an animal, in fact, we have no advantage over them
—- everything is worthless (vanity), a recurring theme throughout the book
—- when it’s all said and done, man should just rejoice in his own accomplishments
Lastly, one of THE most beautiful phrases in all of Scripture is found in this chapter. A phrase that may very well explain why most of mankind through all our history has been on a quest to pursue God (or, does He pursue us?). These seven wonderful words —– “HE HAS PUT ETERNITY IN THEIR HEARTS.”
Yeah, great song.
I like the verse, too.
The narrator in Victory at Sea also made powerful use of it.
About 1’35”
I’ll never forget that show or the music.
GilbertS, That’s a great find. I loved the Victory at Sea series as a kid. Notice that they show what is not allowed anymore in war reporting…dead guys from our side (and a lot of them).