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Golden
Apples Of The Sun
by Judy Collins
I went out to the hazelwood
Because a fire was in my head
Cut and peeled a hazel wand
And hooked a berry to a thread
And
when white moths were on the wing
And moth-like stars were flickering out
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout
When
I had laid it on the ground
And gone to blow the fire aflame
Something rustled on the floor
And someone called me by my name
It
had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And vanished in the brightening air
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands
I will find out where she has gone
And see her lips and take her hand
And
walk through long green dappled grass
And pluck till time and times are done
The silver apples of the moon
The golden apples of the sun
Peace
LionHeart
February 2006
Judy
Collins
Judy
Collins Website
As
a child Collins studied classical piano with Antonia Brico, making
her public debut at age 13 performing Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos.
However, it was the music of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and the
traditional songs of the folk revival of the early 1960s, that piqued
Collins' interest and awoke in her a love of lyrics. Three years after
her debut as a piano prodigy, she was playing guitar. She eventually
made her way to Greenwich Village, New York City, where she played
in clubs until she signed with Elektra Records, a record label with
which she was associated for 35 years. In 1961, Collins released her
first album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, at the age of 22.
At first she sang traditional folk songs, or songs written by others,
in particular the social poets of the time, such as Tom Paxton, Phil
Ochs, and Bob Dylan. She recorded her own versions of seminal songs
of the period, such as Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and
Pete Seeger's "Turn, Turn, Turn". Collins was also instrumental
in bringing then little known composers to a wider public; for example,
she recorded songs by Canadian poet Leonard Cohen, and Canadian singer-songwriter
Joni Mitchell.
With her 1967 album Wildflowers, she began to record her own compositions,
the first of which was entitled "Since You've Asked". This
album also provided Collins with a major hit, and a Grammy award,
with her version of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", which
reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1968's Who Knows Where the Time Goes was produced by Stephen Stills
(of Crosby, Stills & Nash), with whom Collins was romantically
involved at the time (she is the "Judy" of the Stills-written
CSN classic "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"). It had a mellow country
sound, and included Ian Tyson's "Someday Soon" and the title
track, a Sandy Denny song which has been covered by several artists.
By the 1970s, Collins had a solid reputation as an art song singer
and folksinger. She had also begun to stand out with her own compositions.
She was also known for her broad range of material: her songs from
this period include the traditional gospel song "Amazing Grace",
the Stephen Sondheim Broadway ballad "Send in the Clowns"
(both of which were top 20 hits as singles), and her own compositions
such as "My Father" and "Born to the Breed".
In more recent years, Collins has taken to writing, producing a memoir,
"Trust Your Heart" in 1987, and two novels. Though her record
sales are not what they once were, she still records and tours. One
of her more recent albums is a collection of songs based on her novel
Shameless. She performed at US President Bill Clinton's first inauguration
in 1993, singing "Amazing Grace" and "Chelsea Morning".
(The Clintons have stated that their daughter Chelsea was named after
Collins' recording of the Joni Mitchell song.)
Like
other folk singers of her generation, Collins was drawn to social
activism. She is a representative for UNICEF and campaigns on behalf
of the abolition of landmines. Following the 1992 death of her son
Clark Taylor at age 33 after a long bout with depression and substance
abuse, she has also become a strong advocate of suicide prevention.
Her 2003 book, Sanity & Grace, chronicles her recovery from her
son's suicide and attempts to provide some comfort and guidance to
other families dealing with the loss of a loved one to suicide. She
describes the "Seven T's" as a means for going through this
process of recovery:
Truth,
Therapy, Trust, Try, Treat, Treasure, and Thrive.
The
Truth is that there should be no guilt in suicide; Therapy helps people
express their emotions and seek grief counseling; Trust is the effort
to believe that one can make it through the loss and keep a belief
in life and in the future; Try means to stay away from drugs and alcohol
or any excess--including overeating--as a means to deal with the loss
and pain; Treat means to take care of the mind, body, and spirit with
exercise and meditation; Treasure means to keep the memory of the
moments to be treasured, and for this Collins recommends writing and
keeping a journal; and Thrive means to be positive, hopeful, open
to love and others, and continuing to know that you can rebuild your
life on a basis of hope.
Sanity
and Grace: A Journey of Suicide, Survival and Strength (Hardcover)
by Judy Collins
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Maid
of Constant Sorrow (1961) & The Golden Apples of the Sun
(1962)
Judy Collins #3 (1964)
The Judy Collins Concert & Judy Collins #3 (1964)
Judy Collins' Fifth Album (1965)
In My Life (1966)
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Wildflowers
(1967)
Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (1968)
Whales and Nightingales (1970)
Both Sides Now (1971)
Living (1971) (Live)
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Running
for My Life (1980)
The Very Best of Judy Collins
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Colors
of the Day (1972) (Greatest Hits)
True Stories, and Other Dreams (1973)
Judith (1975)
Bread and Roses (1976)
Hard Times for Lovers (1979)
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Trust
Your Heart
by Judy Collins
In the sky the phantom moon appears at midday
To join the sun in some forgotten dance
In their light our voices tremble with reflections
Of what we know and what we leave to chance
The heart can see beyond the sun
Beyond the turning moon
And as we look
The heart will teach us
All we need to learn
We have dreams, we hold them to the light like diamonds
Stones of the moon and splinters of the sun
Some we keep to light the dark nights on our journey
And shine beyond the days that we have won
The heart can see beyond our prayers
Beyond our fondest schemes
And tell us which are made for fools
And which are wise men's dreams
Trust your heart
