I could prepare you for this video beyond the title of the post but I think not. Just watch it.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=CaROl1j-xBY&si=rzyl0Exfn5vJx2dq
“The Rose” is one of the finest songs in my life.
Love is so much better than no love. If the target of my love is another man, it’s just as sweet as if it’s a woman.
A soloist gives us a few phrases of the song and then yields to the rich blending of melody and harmony from the men. And they’re singing a different song. Back and forth between LeAnn and the Gay Men’s Chorus.
It’s a unique performance of the song, one that progresses slowly, one that lets the words linger in the air before melting into the deep male tones. Words such as …
I say love, it is a flower
And you, its only seed
Thank you, LeAnn and the men of the chorus. You’ve helped me see that moments of despair do not define my life.
Instead, I can …
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snows
Lies a seed that with the sun’s love
In the spring becomes the rose
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Thank you! One of my very best friends sent this to me years ago when I needed to hear it. I cried uncontrollably then. I cried just now because I needed to hear it again.
Just remember in the winterFar beneath the bitter snowsLies a seed that with the sun’s loveIn the spring becomes the rose
It was my privilege, John, to have sent LeAnn and “The Rose” into the air. I’m glad you cried.
It was a magnificent performance all around.
The “different song” sung by the choir is “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” (A Rose has sprung up) by Michael Praetorius.
Thank you for the information, Brett. I will cherish this video until the day I die.