Re: WDYT of Sparrow?
in reply to a message by Elemmennope
I like it, but it's a sad name to me. I instantly hear Simon and Garfunkel's "Sparrow," which is not cheery. Here are the words:
Who will love a little Sparrow,
Who's traveled far and cries for rest?
"Not I," said the Oak Tree.
"I won't share my branches with
no sparrow's nest,
And my blanket of leaves won't warm
her cold breast."
Who will love a little Sparrow,
And who will speak a kindly word?
"Not I," said the Swan.
"The entire idea is utterly absurd,
I'd be laughed at and scorned if the
other Swans heard."
Who will take pity in his heart,
And who will feed a starving Sparrow?
"Not I," said the Golden Wheat.
"I would if I could, but I cannot, I know.
I need all my grain to prosper and grow."
Who will love a little Sparrow?
Will no one write her eulogy?
"I will," said the Earth.
"For all I've created returns unto me,
From dust were ye made and dust ye shall be."
It's a beautiful song, and it has a good message, I think, but I'm not sure I could use the name myself because of it--it would feel like chancing fate. I wouldn't mind someone else's little Sparrow, though I'd worry for that one in the back of my mind. :)
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A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
Who will love a little Sparrow,
Who's traveled far and cries for rest?
"Not I," said the Oak Tree.
"I won't share my branches with
no sparrow's nest,
And my blanket of leaves won't warm
her cold breast."
Who will love a little Sparrow,
And who will speak a kindly word?
"Not I," said the Swan.
"The entire idea is utterly absurd,
I'd be laughed at and scorned if the
other Swans heard."
Who will take pity in his heart,
And who will feed a starving Sparrow?
"Not I," said the Golden Wheat.
"I would if I could, but I cannot, I know.
I need all my grain to prosper and grow."
Who will love a little Sparrow?
Will no one write her eulogy?
"I will," said the Earth.
"For all I've created returns unto me,
From dust were ye made and dust ye shall be."
It's a beautiful song, and it has a good message, I think, but I'm not sure I could use the name myself because of it--it would feel like chancing fate. I wouldn't mind someone else's little Sparrow, though I'd worry for that one in the back of my mind. :)
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A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.