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Artist/Band:
Graham Dalby
Lyrics for Song: Theme From The Thornbirds
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - Graham Dalby
Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel
Like a snowball down a mountain, or a carnival balloon
Like a carousel that's turning running rings around the moon
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind!
Like a tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of its own
Down a hollow to a cavern where the sun has never shone
Like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream
Or the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind!
Keys that jingle in your pocket, words that jangle in your head
When did summer go so quickly? Was it something that you said?
Lovers walking along a shore and leave their footprints in the sand
Is the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand?
Pictures hanging in a hallway and the fragment of a song
Half remembered names and faces, but to whom do they belong?
When you knew that it was over you were suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning to the color of her hair!
Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel
As the images unwind, like the circles that you find in
The windmills of your mind!
Keys that jingle in your pocket, words that jangle in your head
When did summer go so quickly? Was it something that you said?
Lovers walking along a shore and leave their footprints in the sand
Is the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand?
Pictures hanging in a hallway and the fragment of a song
Half remembered names and faces, but to whom do they belong?
When you knew that it was over in the autumn of good-byes
For a moment you could not recall the color of his eyes!
Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel
As the images unwind, like the circles that you find in
The windmills of your mind!
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Theme From The Thornbirds
Graham Dalby's 'Theme From The Thornbirds' stands as a defining piece of Australian musical theatre, originally composed for the 1983 play of the same name. The track, characterized by its emotive melody and dramatic orchestration, became inextricably linked to the story of the O'Shaughnessy family saga. Dalby's composition captures the tension and tragedy central to the narrative, establishing a sonic identity that transcends the stage. While the song was not released on a traditional commercial album, it remains a staple of Australian cultural memory, frequently performed by the original cast and subsequent generations of musicians. Its enduring popularity highlights the power of theatrical scores to create lasting emotional resonance within a specific national context. |
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Graham Dalby
"Other Songs - Graham Dalby"
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