Island in the Sun

Elizabeth Cotten

This is my island in the sun
Where my people have toiled since time begun
I may sail on many a sea
Her shores will always be home to me

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Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters, your shining sand

As morning breaks the heaven on high
I lift my heavy load to the sky
Sun comes down with a burning glow
Mingles my sweat with the earth below

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I see woman on bended knee
Cutting cane for her family
I see man at the waterside
Casting nets at the surging tide

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I pray the day will never come
When I can't awake to the sound of drum
Never let me miss carnival
With calypso songs philosophical

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Curiosités sur la chanson Island in the Sun de Harry Belafonte

Sur quels albums la chanson “Island in the Sun” a-t-elle été lancée par Harry Belafonte?
Harry Belafonte a lancé la chanson sur les albums “Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean” en 1957, “Harry Belafonte” en 1972, “Banana Boat Song” en 1986, “All Time Greatest Hits Vol. 1” en 1988, “Belafonte '89” en 1989, “An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends” en 1997, “An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends” en 1997, “Folk Standards” en 1998, “Very Best of Harry Belafonte” en 2001, “Harry Belafonte - Calypso” en 2009, “Une Île au Soleil” en 2011, et “Sing Your Song: The Music” en 2011.
Qui a composé la chanson “Island in the Sun” de Harry Belafonte?
La chanson “Island in the Sun” de Harry Belafonte a été composée par Elizabeth Cotten.

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