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Summer Palace (cont.)
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Singing
Out by the lake, under the awning, there was a group of about 16 elderly people singing. There was a leader, who selected the songs and offered encouragement and/or instruction to the others. Everyone was over 50, some looked to be in their 80's. I wondered what songs these were, why they were singing them here, and why there were no young people with them. Although the words were beyond me, I joined in the melody. It reminded me of the Lakota Sioux Inipi sweat lodge where, like here, I could only imagine what the song represented through its melodic wanderings. Listen to a sample here. |
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