Sometimes we behold something beautiful, and feel like we have to tell about it.

Tonight, I’m listening to a Jewish-Bluegrass-Progressive-Indie-Folk Group (my descriptors, somewhat) I really like; their band is called Nefresh Mountain.

This song is beautiful, for its musical simplicity and openness, and for its lyrics.

I invite you to behold this simple, joyful, contemplative melody!

Where Oh Where

[Verse 1]
Where oh where are the sweetest songs
Of Miriam and her daughters?
They were sung beside the seas and tides
So still must be out on the waters
Still on the waters

[Verse 2]
Where oh where is the wisdom
Sung by the many before us?
She was there inside the tree of life
So still must reside in the forest
Still in the forest

[Chorus]
Yai da dai da dai dum dai dai
Dum dai ya da dum dai
Ya da dai da dai dum dai dai
Dum dai ya da dum dai

[Verse 3]
Where oh where is the innocence
From our first days in Eden?
They used to rest their heads on the flowerbeds
So still must be there in the gardens
Still in the gardens

[Chorus]
Yai da dai da dai dum dai dai
Dum dai ya da dum dai
Ya da dai da dai dum dai dai
Dum dai ya da dum dai

[Verse 4]
Where oh where’s the forgiveness
From the age of the flood so long ago?
Under all the rain the earth remained
So it’s still in the fields and the meadows
In the fields and the meadows

[Chorus]
Yai da dai da dai dum dai dai
Dum dai ya da dum dai
Ya da dai da dai dum dai dai
Dum dai ya da dum dai

[Verse 5]
Where oh where’s our compassion
Is it somewhere we can discover?
It’s never too far, it’s right where you are
It’s always been in the arms of each other