Swamp Gospel

by Mei Saraswati/ Mei Swan/ Swan Tone

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Inspired by Nandi Chinna's exploration of 'homesickness induced by radical change in a home place' and her love for the wetlands of Perth. www.fremantlepress.com.au/books/1397

Handpan sampled from Sam Maher - traveller busker extraordinaire.

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Swamp Gospel:

We wander through the fog,
through the 'spirits of the night',
rises like 'incense of the earth'
while we try to make sense of this life.

See that tennis court, those manicured lawns?
That used to be a food bowl,
but now it's gone.
And I'm homesick,
calling out like this
for something that I never knew but know I miss.

Secret, sacred places
We've covered up
Wetland traces
sing that swamp gospel loud.

Intricate biophonies
spill onto the street
underneath the road rivers,
living waters seep.

See that tennis court, those manicured lawns?
That used to be a food bowl,
but now it's gone.
And I'm homesick,
calling out like this
for something that I never knew but know I miss.

Secret, sacred places
We've covered up
Wetland traces
sing that swamp gospel loud.

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released April 16, 2014
Sam Maher and Nandi Chinna.
'Oh' sampled from 'Silly Hoe' by TLC

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