A Child is Born

Welcome back to Tea with Liya! It's the middle of May, but I'm still waiting for temperatures to qualify as spring. In the meantime, I recorded this song called "A Child is Born." It got me thinking about some things that remain the same even when others change. Thanks for coming to listen!


Listen to the song here
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Perhaps since Mother's Day is only a few days behind us, it would be a good idea to post this song relating to the children that our mothers have faithfully cared for.

"A Child is Born" is a waltz that was composed by Thad Jones in 1969. Although it is usually played as an instrumental piece, there are also lyrics to the song which were added after it was composed. It would definitely be a peaceful song to listen to while uncertainty seems to be right outside our walls.

The truth is, there's a reason why hospital labor centers are always open. Children are always being born, coronavirus outbreak or not.

We might talk about the "next generation" as if it's not going to do anything until the distant future, but it's actually right here, right now. Some of us might be 90 during this pandemic, and others might be 5, but we're all here. The next generation is going to remember this, and it's the one that's going to change the future. Covid isn't buried in the distant past as soon as the social distancing restrictions are gone.

This outbreak could give us a chance to slow down, like the beats of this song, and think about the things that do stay the same even after a big change. You still have four walls around you, and you can still see your family (at least some of it...), and, if you're listening to this song, you still have a wireless connection that you can use, which means that you can (you know this one, right?)...

...Keep filling your teacup with music!

~Liya