I like the sunrise

Music by Duke Ellington Original Lyric by Mitchell Parrish Vocalese Lyric by Kurt Elling based on Von Freeman's improvised melody from Freeman's 2001 recording, "The Improvisor". The lyric adapts the words of the 13th century poet Jelaluddin Balkhi, or Rumi, as translated by Coleman Barks. I like the sunrise / cause it brings a new day I like a new day / it brings new hope they say I like the sunrise / blazing in the new sky Nighttime is weary / oh, and so am I Every evening I wish upon a star that my brand new bright tomorrow isnt very far When the heavy blue curtain of night is raised up high / clear out of sight Then I like the sunrise / so heavenly to see I like the sunrise / I hope it likes poor me Dont worry about saving this music / or be scared if the singing ends or the piano breaks a string / for we have fallen to a place where everything is music and singing / everything is recovered and new / ever new and musical and even if the whole worlds harp should burn up / there would still be hidden there the spirit of song there to linger on / and even if a candles blown out by wind the fire smolders on in an ember and then sparks again / the singing is a drop / just a drop in oceans of seas / grace keeps it moving through bodies like these and the sound of a life sends an echoing out / the poem sings willingly in each newborns crying shout / but its growing slowly / and keeps many secrets / stop the words and listen / feel the echo of it starting / open a space in the center of your beating heart and let spirits fly in and out