The Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the glorious sun has set,
And the grass with dew is wet,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, through the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Then the traveller in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark;
He could not see where to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
As your bright and tiny spark
Lights the traveller in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye
Till the sun is in the sky.
When the golden sun doth rise,
Fills with shining light the skies,
Then you fade away from sight,
Shine no more ’till comes the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
‘The Star’ by Jane Taylor (1783-1824), an English poet, was published in Rhymes for the Nursery (1806) which was coauthored with her older sister Ann Taylor (1782–1866). The music of ‘The Star’ was originally composed as a French melody ‘Ah! vous dirai-je, maman’ in 1761. This beautiful melody has been arranged by a few composers including Mozart, and it is thought that this was one of his first compositions, from his childhood.
I love looking into the hidden(albeit original) meanings of the old fairytales, folklore, poems, lullabies and nursery rhymes because a great deal of our lost(hidden) true history has been passed down through time in this magical way.
As we are entering The Age Of Aquarius we are seeing the veil being pulled off and the buried and suppressed truth unearthed and revealed. Perhaps we should go back and revisit these treasures and decode the messages that have been hidden within.