Lilt: “I Remember, I Remember”
Dr. Diamond has composed a large number of special therapeutic songs which he calls lilts. Like his original artwork and photography, his lilts are created with the specific intention of raising the Life Energy of the performer and his audience.
| 1. I remember, I remember, The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn; He never came a wink too soon, Nor brought too long a day, But now, I often wish the night Had borne my breath away! 2. I remember, I remember, | 3. I remember, I remember, Where I was used to swing, And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing; My spirit flew in feathers then, That is so heavy now, And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow! 4. I remember, I remember, |
– Thomas Hood (1799-1845)
Sung by Susan Diamond
Commentary: Thomas Hood was a Victorian poet and author, the son of a London bookseller. He was in his lifetime best known for his humorous work, as well as certain poems, especially “The Song of the Shirt,” which became a national sensation and helped expose the abject work conditions of working women. Almost as celebrated, “I Remember, I Remember” offers a typically nostalgic view of Hood’s childhood.
