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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 leyi i liyen Doni thedenal wa,
I melíithi bo hishenan nol.
Mebithim mela i wili thedenal,
I nashumáad huhoyibabí.
Bíidu
DECL + POETRY
leyi
BeBlue
i
And
liyen
BeGreen
Doni
Earth
thedenal
BeDistant + MANN
wa,
MYPERC
I
And
melíithi
PL + BeWhite
bo
Mountain
hishenan
Snow + INSTR
nol
Upon
Mebithim
PL + Meet
mela
Ocean
i
And
wili
River
thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
I
And
nashumáad
BEGIN + Air + ComeGo = Fly
huhoyibabí.
Ruler + (Eye + Bird = Raptor) = Eagle
The world is blue and green distantly,
And the mountains are white with snow upon them.
The ocean and the river meet distantly,
And an eagle takes off.
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
Ham sha thedenal,
I zhorumi be donisha mesh.
Be dith ulethum; be dith shonethum;
Be dith withetham woho.
Ham
BePresent
sha
Harmony
thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
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
There is harmony, distantly,
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
Methi len woho mewothem wodaleth woho thedenal,
I loláad rawith themeth.
Ham re dalelolhobewan, re dalelemeholhobewan, re éeya,
Re mewoyideshúul wowith.
Methi
PL + Have
len
We>5
woho
#All
mewothem
PL + REL + Need
wodaleth
REL + Thing +OBJ
woho
#All
thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
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 + NegDEGintol
wowith.
REL + Person
We all have all needful things, distantly,
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
Len dalehalelem thedenal,
I mezhehóomasháad shidinal alehalewan.
Mehalehale lom bethethuth; mehalehale lom shonethuth;
Hizh lom withetham woho.
Len
We>5
dalehalelem
(MadeThing + Music = Instrument) + IDENT
thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
I
And
mezhehóomasháad
PL + [BeAlike + (Foot + ComeGo = 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
We are musical instruments, distantly,
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
Mezhedam ne i lan letho thedenal,
Íizha merashonelh lezh hizh hizh rada.
Thad en ra le thedenal,
Rilrili rashonelh bebáawanehéeth.
Mezhedam
BeAlike + Manifest = Resemble
ne
You1
i
And
lan
Friend
letho
I + POSS
thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
Íizha
Although
merashonelh
PL + NON + Peace + PEJ = War
lezh
We2-5
hizh
hizh
rada.
Demo2-5
Demo2-5
NON + BENEF
Against Each Other
Thad
BeAble
en
Understand
ra
NEG
le
I
thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
Rilrili
HYPOTH
rashonelh
War
bebáawanehéeth.
Qprn1 + PURP + EMBEDq + OBJ
You resemble my friend, distantly,
Although we war against each other.
I cannot understand, distantly,
For what purpose war might be.
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
Ham sha thedenal,
I zhorumi be donisha mesh.
Be ul ulethum; be oham ohamethum;
Be óoya withetham woho.
Ham
BePresent
sha
Harmony
thedenal,
BeDistant + MANN
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
There is harmony, distantly,
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 leyi i liyen Doni thedenal wa,
I melíithi bo hishenan nol.
Mebithim mela i wili thedenal,
I nashumáad huhoyibabí.
Ham sha thedenal,
I zhorumi be donisha mesh.
Be dith ulethum; be dith shonethum;
Be dith withetham woho.
Methi len woho mewothem wodaleth woho thedenal,
I loláad rawith themeth.
Ham re dalelolhobewan, re dalelemeholhobewan, re éeya,
Re mewoyideshúul wowith.
Len dalehalelem thedenal,
I mezhehóomasháad shidinal alehalewan.
Mehalehale lom bethethuth; mehalehale lom shonethuth;
Hizh lom withetham woho.
Il Lahila leneth; il Lahila leneth;
Il Lahila leneth thedenal.
Mezhedam ne i lan letho thedenal,
Íizha merashonelh lezh hizh hizh rada.
Thad en ra le thedenal,
Rilrili rashonelh bebáawanehéeth.
Ham sha thedenal,
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.