Solveig Leithaug - WHEN SHE PLAYS (Official Video) Piano Postlude: He Touched Me

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10 жыл бұрын

Sharon, 80, an Alzheimer patient, plays the piano at the end of this video. This song is dedicated to all families who know the pain of this disease. Solveig says: "I wrote this as a tribute to my sweet mother-in-law, a church pianist for 40 plus years, who returns to us from Alzheimer's when she plays."
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WHEN SHE PLAYS
Mother hasn't been quite herself for some time
She's been doing things without reason or rhyme
Words don't come easy, her sentences odd
The meaning is jumbled, so I listen and nod
When she plays, oh she plays her piano
It is just like she played years ago
And her fingers familiarly linger
Over keys she so lovingly knows
Like a dream, so sublime
For this window in time
She returns when she plays
Mother's got her mufflers and winter coat on
It's a hundred and one where she sits in the sun
Mother wandered off just the other day
She went down to the mailbox and then lost her way
When she plays...
Songs of a lifetime bridging rivers of distance
Language of music seems to know no resistance
So I marvel and listen, as she soars and she shines
And I can't help feel like this moment's divine
Stories and memories of past generations
Hymns to a God who's ancient yet present
She plays all her favorites, song after song
And I wish I could stop time from ticking on
Mother once was known for her beauty and flair
Her humor exquisite, how deeply she cared
Mother pours her iced tea right into her shoes
The light in her eyes has been so painful to lose
When she plays...
Video Directed by Josh Hailey for Mellowtown
Song Produced by Steve Hindalong
Recorded and mixed by Stephen Leiweke
Arrangement, Vocals & Guitar: Solveig Leithaug
Accordion: Jeff Taylor, Drums: Ken Lewis, Upright Bass: Chris Donohue, Piano & Clavinet: Torjus Vierle, Guitar & Resonator: Steven Leiweke, Piano postlude: Sharon Rose Chaffee
By Solveig Leithaug © 2013 Apple Cake Music /Admin by SmallStoneMedia.com
CCLI Song ID: 7005673
"He Touched Me"
By William J. Gaither/Hanna Street Miusic BMI/All rights reserved. Used by permission

Пікірлер: 18

@deborahborne4861 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Solveig...It's been a long time but when I was younger I loved Sharon like a mother. Was moved by the song.

@eileenfleenor5368 2 жыл бұрын

Tusen talk. My dear mom Louise omholt Fleenor died yesterday at 83. I've listened to your music for decades. I miss my mom playing piano and singing beautifully!!!

@SolveigLeithaug 2 жыл бұрын

Eileen, So sorry for your loss. It’s hard to lose a mother. Peace and comfort to you in this time of grief.

@stevetoll 7 жыл бұрын

This is a powerful song. Thanks so much for your beautiful music and lyrics. As someone who has devoted my life to music and have seen first hand how music has connected me to myself and others in an almost magical way, I was deeply moved.

@judybahn3103 7 жыл бұрын

Lots of musical memories .... with love. thank you for this tribute. Charlie and Judy Bahn

@whiskeygolfecho 8 жыл бұрын

Solveig, this is a great song...I have been there, done that, with my Mom and Aunt...tusen takk!

@glenryland 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, Solveig.

@SolveigLeithaug 2 жыл бұрын

Mange takk, Glen!

@luanngraber1218 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you Solveig. Beautiful . . . I am so glad you shared your music at the Something Beautiful Conference in June. I was there as a Compassion Volunteer. I'd never heard your music, in spite of the fact that we live in the same town! It touched me then, and now I'm sharing it with my family and friends!

@vigdisnordas3512 6 жыл бұрын

Så nydeleg, både song, tone og tekst

@debbyrettino 10 жыл бұрын

WOW. So sweet. The hymns are an awesome bridge. I am glad you have that in common.

@pnotuner1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for writing this Solveig. As a pro piano tuner I see this occasionally. Can't remember children but can remember a piece of music from years ago. A wonderful tribute.

@bonniekeen 10 жыл бұрын

absolutely beautiful Solveig!

@SolveigLeithaug 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bonnie! Means the world coming from you. I was just reading how 5,2 mill. in the USA alone are diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Hope this video can bring a bit of solace, grace in those cross points of familiarity of a common rough journey.

@bonniekeen 10 жыл бұрын

Solveig Leithaug my daddy graduated to Heaven from 15 years of Alzheimer's. Yet to the end his eyes lit up at the reading of lyrics to hymns and Scripture. Your song and prayers for solace join my own.

@SolveigLeithaug 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for letting me know. I am sorry I never got to meet him. What would we do without the hymns and Scriptures?