When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.
Interpretation
Words and music are intertwined; words alone cannot convey true emotion without music.
This quote by Hildegard of Bingen emphasizes the profound connection between words and music, suggesting that while words provide structure, it is the music that imbues them with life and emotion. Words are compared to a physical body, while music is likened to the spirit, indicating that without the emotive power of music, words lack their true essence and vibrancy.
In practice
During a presentation on the importance of music in communication.
O, You who are ever giving life to all life, moving all creatures, root of all things, washing them clean, wiping out their mistakes, healing their wounds, You are our true life, luminous, wonderful, awakening the heart from its ancient sleep.
Every creature is a glittering, glistening mirror of Divinity.
The fire has its flame and praises God._x000D_ _x000D_ The wind blows the flame and praises God._x000D_ _x000D_ In the voice we hear the word which praises God._x000D_ _x000D_ And the word, when heard, praises God._x000D_ _x000D_ So all of creation is a song of praise to God.
There is the music of Heaven in all things.
I welcome all creatures of the world with grace.
Don't let yourself forget that God's grace rewards not only those who never slip, but also those who bend and fall. So sing! The song of rejoicing softens hard hearts. It makes tears of godly sorrow flow from them. Singing summons the Holy Spirit. Happy praises offered in simplicity and love lead the faithful to complete harmony, without discord. Don't stop singing.
To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what.
There was no market for poetry about trauma, abuse, loss, love, and healing through the lens of a Punjabi-Sikh immigrant woman.
I really believe that if you practice enough you could paint the 'Mona Lisa' with a two-inch brush.
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
I was real good at music and real bad at everything else.
The artists we love, they put their fingerprint on your imagination, and on your heart and your soul.
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