The King Who'd Seen It All - Ecclesiastes - Hadara Levin Areddy

Hadara's version of Ecclesiastes, The book of Kohelet.
Written by Hadara Levin Areddy (words & music)

lyrics
All is vanity, and chasing after the wind, said the king,
the rise and the fall,
the great and the small
Said the king who had seen it all.

The sun rises, and the sun goes down
The wind blows south, and it turns around.
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea isn't full
and nothing is new under the sun.
If you see something new, you know it's been done.
So go and have fun, and enjoy being young.

All is vanity...

That which is crooked can’t be made straight;
and too much wisdom can get you real mad;
And knowing too much can get you real sad;
But laughter is foolish, and joy, whet does it get?
I tried to be happy, drinking some wine,
I built myself houses and gardens of all shapes and kinds,
I gathered silver and the treasure of kings,
I got myself singers, and big bands and blings,
So I was greater than anyone before.
Whatever I desired, I got it and more.

All is vanity...

There's reason and time for every thing under the sky:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to break and a time to make;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
Sometimes sorrow is better than laughter;
and sometimes sadness can get your heart higher.
Sometimes the hard core yelling of the wise
is better than the pop song of fools and the sweetness of lies.
And yesterday's heart aches can be tomorrow's good old times.

Now don’t be overly righteous, neither overly wise.
I've seen the just men suffer and the evil men thrive.
when the wise don't get the fortune, the skilled don't get the fame,
and no one knows who's winning or losing this game.

All is vanity...

credits:

Words & Music by Hadara Levin Areddy
Produced by Naaman Tal & Hadara Levin Areddy for BimBam (formerly known as G-DCAST) for the Sukkot animated episode.
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