Simple Gifts
Joseph Brackett
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LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Simple Gifts by Anonymous. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 17th, 2010.
Several Shaker manuscripts indicate that this is a "Dancing Song" or a "Quick Dance." The references to "turning" in the last two lines have been identified as dance instructions. The melody was used by Aaron Copeland as the basis for Appalachian Spring. (summary by Wikipedia and David Lawrence) (0 hr 11 min)
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Simple Gifts - Read by ALC | 0:47 | Gelesen von Anna Clarkson |
Simple Gifts - Read by DL | 0:43 | Gelesen von David Lawrence |
Simple Gifts - Read by GHS | 0:47 | Gelesen von Algy Pug |
Simple Gigts - Read by JB | 0:41 | Gelesen von JemmaBlythe |
Simple Gifts - Read by LAH | 0:48 | Gelesen von Lee Ann Howlett |
Simple Gifts - Read by LLW | 0:47 | Gelesen von Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
Simple Gifts - Read by MLR | 0:47 | Gelesen von Melissa Ranum |
Simple Gifts - Read by MOE | 0:51 | Gelesen von Mihai Ovidiu Enache (MOE) |
Simple Gifts - Read by NJB | 0:56 | Gelesen von Nicholas James Bridgewater |
Simple Gifts - Read by RN | 0:53 | Gelesen von ravenotation |
Simple Gifts - Read by SD | 0:51 | Gelesen von summerdaze |
Simple Gifts - Read by TDO | 0:43 | Gelesen von Tracy Osborne |
Simple Gifts - Read by VCF | 0:49 | Gelesen von Vicente Costa Filho |
Simple Gifts - Read by VG | 0:46 | Gelesen von Victoria Grace |
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