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A Place Called Beautiful

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Martha Pellerin, Franco-American singer, musician and activist, taken at 37 by cancer. Photo links to the Martha Pellerin Collection at the University of Vermont.
The room is full of ghosts
my mother, aunts and more
They’re standing all around the bed
It’s time for me to go
Won’t you help me to the door?
Please don’t worry darlings
I’ve seen it in a dream
and even though I have no map
I’ll find it just the same
My mother’s voice will lead me on
To where I have to go
I’m not afraid, so take my hand
And bless me, for I know

I’m goin’ to a place called “Beautiful”
They’re waiting for me there
It’s time for me to put it down
This earthly burden that I bear
Leaving you behind, my loves,
I leave the best of friends
Don’t fear for me, I’m not afraid
When it’s your turn I’ll be there too
I am not lost
My spirit lives
I’ll find you once again

Denis Fréchette, pianist for La Bottine Souriante. We lost him in 2008, making this recording even more precious.

© 1990 Donna Hébert, all rights reserved. Recorded 2004 with Denis Fréchette at his Québec studio, released in 2009 on “In Full Bloom.”

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