From the recording Here and Gone
Sara Thomsen: vocals & guitar • Paula Pedersen: vocals • Ryan Frane: piano
Lyrics
Sunrise
Music & lyrics by SARA THOMSEN
Sunrise, open the day
Red and purple, come play
Birdsong, color a way
Teach me to pray
Sundown, painting the sky
Red and gold singing goodbye
While the whippoorwill welcomes the night
April, blossom and bloom
Sing me your tune
Starlight, wish on the moon
Flowers in June
Rainfall, thunder and spark
Nightingale sings in the dark
And the morning sun follows the lark
Chorus
Oh, September, teach me your ways
Red and yellow ablaze
Spin ‘round, flicker and flame
Calling my name, as they
Fall down, sun sinking low
Red and gold singing me home
While the whippoorwill whispers “hello”
Sunrise, open the day
Red and purple, come play
Birdsong, color a way
Teach me to pray
Sundown, painting the sky
Red and gold singing goodbye
While the whippoorwill welcomes the night
© 2024 Sara Thomsen
In memory of my Aunt Mary
Mary Janet Osthus (April 10, 1938-September 27, 2022)