Б​а​й​к​а​́​л

from Angel Food by Sarahtonin

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This one's about the largest, deepest lake in the world, found in the mountains of Siberia. It's about 300 miles long and about a mile deep. Some parts of the oceans aren't even that deep. Who writes a song about a Russian lake?

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Байка́л (Baikal)

Old folks call her
The "Pearl of Siberia"
A friend to all life
Bears to bacteria
The Great Blue Eye of the forest opens wide
With Earth's wild family nurtured at her side

Dark or light in heat or cold
She brings the water
Precious as gold
Deep as clear sky sapphire blue
Hear her song for you

Twenty-five million years ago, stones tell
The Earth cracked open and three hundred rivers fell
Three hundred miles long
Deeper than a mile
The oldest, deepest lake
Is a planet’s smile

Day or night in heat or cold
She brings the water
Precious as gold
Deep as clear sky sapphire blue
Now she sings for you

O Байкал
Святое синее море
O Байкал
Останься диким вечно

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from Angel Food, released February 16, 2022
~ snappy drumming - Ryan McPhaill
~ guitar, bass, piano, raspy crooning - Sarah Jane Burke
~ written by S J Burke and Brenda French
~ special thanks to Egor Kurdello for coaching in Русский язык

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Sarahtonin Portland, Oregon

Sarah Jane Burke began playing piano at age five. She had a handful of piano lessons, but is mostly self-taught. She took up guitar at about age 11, mostly inspired by The Beatles, and other "British Invasion" acts. She began writing songs at around age 12, playing in bands at 13, and by 17, she'd taught herself to compose full scores. She's been composing, recording, and performing ever since. ... more

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