Jamie123 Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 (edited) ...sung by the Tabernacle Choir... If ever I'm tempted to think life isn't worth living, I remind myself that a world in which such beauty as this exists has to have something going for it. These aren't the words I'm familiar with, but I'm glad they kept my favourite bit about the "firey cloudy pillar". Here it is sung in a traditional Welsh chapel, in English and Welsh (at the end): In England we more often sing "redeemer" instead of "Jehovah" - but I recently found out the original Welsh word is "Arglwydd" - which just means "Lord". I've sometimes thought it would be fun to learn Welsh - though they it is twice as hard to learn as French. (And I was never very good at that when I was at school!) Edited October 6, 2023 by Jamie123 askandanswer, JohnsonJones, Vort and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil2 Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Jamie123 said: If ever I'm tempted to think life isn't worth living, I remind myself that a world in which such beauty as this exists has to have something going for it. I worry about people who don't think the choir's singing is a thing of beauty. (And I've known a few.) I get it if you don't like the music style, but man, objectively, you ought to be able to recognize the beauty of it... The Wikipedia article for Cwm Rhondda was interesting. 4 hours ago, Jamie123 said: Arglwydd Sounds like someone is either being strangled or gargling... Meanwhile, someone please tell me I'm not the only one whose first thought, on seeing the thread title was, "Beach Boys". Jamie123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 19 minutes ago, zil2 said: Meanwhile, someone please tell me I'm not the only one whose first thought, on seeing the thread title was, "Beach Boys". My first thought was the pangram "Quartz glyph job vex'd cwm finks." zil2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted October 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 19 minutes ago, zil2 said: Sounds like someone is either being strangled or gargling... Blackadder would agree... zil2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted October 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 4 hours ago, Vort said: My first thought was the pangram "Quartz glyph job vex'd cwm finks." "Cwm" (valley) has exactly the same meaning in both. Vort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 10/6/2023 at 4:05 PM, Jamie123 said: "Cwm" (valley) has exactly the same meaning in both. Funny thing is that I got to thinking about the Beach Boys song Help me Rhonda. I actually drew a parallel to this song as well. But at the end of the day, it was rather silly. I draw connections and analogies to everything. I just like recognizing patterns. Jamie123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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