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From a Distance
(Julie Gold)
From a distance the world looks blue and green
And the snow-capped mountains white
From a distance the ocean meets the stream
And the eagle takes to flight
From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace
It’s the voice of every man
From a distance we all have enough
And no one is in need
There are no guns, no bombs, no diseases
No hungry mouths to feed
From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common band
Playing songs of home, playing songs of peace
They’re the songs of every man
God is watching us, God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance
From a distance you look like my friend
Even though we are at war
From a distance I can’t comprehend
What all this war is for
From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It’s the hope of hopes, it’s the love of loves
It’s the heart of every man
It’s the hope of hopes, It’s the love of loves
It’s the song of every man
From a Distance
Thedenal
Thedenal
BeDistant + MANN
Distantly
From a distance the world looks blue and green
And the snow-capped mountains white
From a distance the ocean meets the stream
And the eagle takes to flight
Bíidu thedenal, leyi i liyen doni,
I melíithi bo hisheden nol wa.
Thedenal, mebithim mela i wili,
I nashumáad huhoyibabí.
Bíidu
DECL + POETRY
thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
leyi
BeBlue
i
And
liyen
BeGreen
doni,
Earth
I
And
melíithi
PL + BeWhite
bo
Mountain
hisheden
Snow + ASSOC
nol
Upon
wa.
MYPERC
Thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
mebithim
PL + Meet
mela
Ocean
i
And
wili,
River
I
And
nashumáad
BEGIN + Air + ComeGo = Fly
huhoyibabí.
Ruler + Eye + Bird = Raptor = Eagle
Distantly, the world is blue and green,
And the mountains with snow upon them are white.
Distantly, the ocean and the river meet,
And the eagle begins to fly.
From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace
It’s the voice of every man
Thedenal, ham sha,
I zhorumi be donisha mesh.
Be dith ulethum; be dith shonethum;
Be dith withetham woho.
Thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
ham
BePresent
sha,
Harmony
I
And
zhorumi
Sound + Shadow = Echo
be
X1
donisha
Earth + PLC
mesh.
Across
Be
X1
dith
Voice
ulethum;
Hope + PARTV + IDENT
be
X1
dith
Voice
shonethum;
Peace + PARTV + IDENT
Be
X1
dith
Voice
withetham
Person + POSSbirth + IDENT
woho.
#All
Distantly, there is harmony,
And it echoes across the land.
It is the voice of hope; it is the voice of peace;
It is everyone’s voice.
From a distance we all have enough
And no one is in need
There are no guns, no bombs, no diseases
No hungry mouths to feed
Thedenal, methi len woho úthú methem len,
I loláad rawith themeth.
Ham re dalelolhobewan, re dalelemeholhobewan, re éeya,
Re mewoyideshúul wowith.
Thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
methi
PL + Have
len
We>5
woho
#All
úthú
CONJobj
methem
PL + Need
len,
We>5
I
And
loláad
PerceiveInt
rawith
NON + Person = Nobody
themeth.
Need + OBJ
Ham
BePresent
re
Neither…
dalelolhobewan,
MadeThing + BlowTrauma + PURP = Weapon
re
…Nor
dalelemeholhobewan,
Weapon + PL = WMD
re
…Nor
éeya,
Illness
Re
…Nor
mewoyideshúul
PL + REL + BeHungry + DEG–intol
wowith.
REL + Person
Distantly, we all have what we need,
And no-one experiences need.
There are neither weapons, nor WMD, nor illness,
Nor intolerably hungry people.
From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common band
Playing songs of home, playing songs of peace
They’re the songs of every man
Thedenal, len dalehalelem,
I mezhehóomasháad shidinal alehalewan.
Mehalehale lom bethethuth; mehalehale lom shonethuth;
Hizh lom withetham woho.
Thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
len
We>5
dalehalelem,
I
And
mezhehóomasháad
Foot + ComeGo = Walk
PL + BeAlike + Walk = March
shidinal
BeTogether + MANN
alehalewan.
Music + PURP
Mehalehale
PL + Music
lom
Song
bethethuth;
Home + PARTV + OBJ
mehalehale
PL + Music
lom
Song
shonethuth;
Peace + PARTV + OBJ
Hizh
Demo2-5
lom
Song
withetham
Person + POSSbirth + IDENT
woho.
#All
Distantly, we are musical instruments,
And we march together to make music.
We play songs of home; we play songs of peace;
These are everyone’s songs.
God is watching us, God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance
Il Lahila leneth; Il Lahila leneth;
Il Lahila leneth thedenal.
Il
PayAttn
Lahila
HolyOne
leneth;
We>5 + OBJ
Il
PayAttn
Lahila
HolyOne
leneth;
We>5 + OBJ
Il
PayAttn
Lahila
HolyOne
leneth
We>5 + OBJ
thedenal.
BeDistant + MANN
The Holy One regards us; the Holy One regards us;
The Holy One regards us distantly.
From a distance you look like my friend
Even though we are at war
From a distance I can’t comprehend
What all this war is for
Thedenal, mezhedam ne i lan letho
Íizha merashonelh lezh hizh hizh rada.
Thedenal, thad en ra le
In rashonelh bebáawanehéeth.
Thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
mezhedam
BeAlike + Manifest = Resemble
ne
You1
i
And
lan
Friend
letho
I + POSS
Íizha
Although
merashonelh
PL + NON + Peace + PEJ = War
lezh
We2-5
hizh
hizh
rada.
Demo2-5
Demo2-5
NON + BENEF
Against Each Other
Thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
thad
BeAble
en
Understand
ra
NEG
le
I
In
Exist
rashonelh
War
bebáawanehéeth.
Qprn1 + PURP + EMBEDq + OBJ
Distantly, you resemble my friend
Although we war against each other.
Distantly, I cannot understand
For what purpose is war.
From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It’s the hope of hopes, it’s the love of loves
It’s the heart of every man
Thedenal, ham sha,
I zhorumi be donisha mesh.
Be ul ulethum; be oham ohamethum;
Be óoya withetham woho.
Thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
ham
BePresent
sha,
Harmony
I
And
zhorumi
Echo
be
X1
donisha
Earth + PLC
mesh.
Across
Be
X1
ul
Hope
ulethum;
Hope + PARTV + IDENT
be
X1
oham
LoveHoly
ohamethum;
LoveHoly + PARTV + IDENT
Be
X1
óoya
Heart
withetham
Person + POSSbirth + IDENT
woho.
#All
Distantly, there is harmony,
And it echoes across the land.
It is the hope of hopes; it is the holy-love of holy-loves;
It is everyone’s heart.
It’s the hope of hopes, It’s the love of loves
It’s the song of every man
Sha ul ulethum; sha oham ohamethum;
Sha lom withetham woho.
Sha
Harmony
ul
Hope
ulethum;
Hope + PARTV + IDENT
sha
Harmony
oham
LoveHoly
ohamethum;
LoveHoly + PARTV + IDENT
Sha
Harmony
lom
Song
withetham
Person + POSSbirth + IDENT
woho.
#All
Harmony is the hope of hopes; harmony is the holy-love of holy-loves;
Harmony is everyone’s song.
Thedenal
(Obeyaleshem Zhúli)
Bíidu thedenal, leyi i liyen doni,
I melíithi bo hisheden nol wa.
Thedenal, mebithim mela i wili,
I nashumáad huhoyibabí.
Thedenal, ham sha,
I zhorumi be donisha mesh.
Be dith ulethum; be dith shonethum;
Be dith withetham woho.
Thedenal, methi len woho úthú methem len,
I loláad rawith themeth.
Ham re dalelolhobewan, re dalelemeholhobewan, re éeya,
Re mewoyideshúul wowith.
Thedenal, len dalehalelem,
I mezhehóomasháad shidinal alehalewan.
Mehalehale lom bethethuth; mehalehale lom shonethuth;
Hizh lom withetham woho.
Il Lahila leneth; Il Lahila leneth;
Il Lahila leneth thedenal.
Thedenal, mezhedam ne i lan letho
Íizha merashonelh lezh hizh hizh rada.
Thedenal, thad en ra le
In rashonelh bebáawanehéeth.
Thedenal, ham sha,
I zhorumi be donisha mesh.
Be ul ulethum; be oham ohamethum;
Be óoya withetham woho.
Sha ul ulethum; sha oham ohamethum;
Sha lom withetham woho.