Dinah Washington and Max Richter - This Bitter Earth
Dear All, here is something for you. This Bitter Earth sung by Dinah Washington with music by the contemporary composer, Max Richter. A song that leaves little to say, except maybe just a question. How can something so beautifully desolate make us feel so alive? My God, I listen to this one over and over. I float on it, away and away.
THIS BITTER EARTH
This bitter earth
Well, What fruit it bears
What good is love
That no one shares
And if my life
is like the dust
That hides the glow of a rose
What good am I
Heaven only knows
Lord, this bitter Earth
Yes, can be so cold
Today you are young
Too soon you're old
But while a voice
Within me cries
I'm sure someone
may answer my call
And this bitter earth
May not be so bitter after all
Written by Clive Lovern Otis