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Originally Posted by Vjo
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Seeing the words "Kyrie Eleison", caused me to recall the chorus of a beautiful melancholic song which I have not heard in a very long time.
This led me to sift through my thousands of vinyl records, until I found it on a 1973 record (and only one of two albums made by the artist):
During my search to find out more about what became of her, I learned that sadly, Judee Sill (the woman who wrote and performed "The Donor") died in 1979 of a drug overdose at age 35.
The literal meaning of Kyrie Eleison is "Lord have mercy"...
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Judee Sill - "The Donor"
I'll chase 'em to the bottom
Till I've finally caught 'em
Dreams fall deep...
Where voices come a-chimin'
Moanin' and a-rhymin'
Warning me, their words are
Ringin' and a-whinin'
Hear 'em weep...
Songs from so deep
While I'm sleepin'
Seep in....
Sweepin' over me
Still the echo's achin'
"Leave us not forsaken"
Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison
Kyrie eleison, eleison,
Eleison, eleison
Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison
So sad, and so true
That even shadows come
And hum the requiem...
O waters of the moon
Your vapors swirls and swoon
Your wake is wide...
And sorrow's like an arrow
Shootin' straight and narrow
Aimin' true, it's sting goes
Reachin' to the marrow,
Silence cried...
Now songs from so deep,
While I'm sleepin',
Seep in...
Sweepin' over me
Still the echo's achin'
"Leave us not forsaken"
Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison
Kyrie eleison, eleison,
Eleison, eleison
Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison
So sad, and so true
That even shadows come
And hum the requiem...
Kyrie eleison...
Kyrie eleison...
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Kyrie Eleison...
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