A mother’s smile is enough to
Light up our world when we are a child
And if we trace
All the lines on her face
They tell stories of every embrace
If we count each strand of her silver hair
We still couldn’t measure the depth of her care
And how do we treat our dear mother?
Do we throw her to the ground?
Do you think her bounty is yours alone?
That there’s not enough to go around?
Not enough to go around
Mother Earth
Crowned with a rainbow
Her beauty displayed
Her face lit in the rising sun
Dawn brings the day
She speaks sign language
She nurtures everyone from birth
Giving us homes on land and in the sea
And from her high
Mountain peaks covered in snow
Crystal clear lakes and fields of gold
In desert oases and blue ice caves
In deep dark jungles and tropical seas
Oh Mother Earth
She speaks sign language
We see her calmness
We see her rage
Mother Earth
Crowned with a rainbow
Her beauty displayed
Her face lit in the rising sun
Dawn brings the day
Her face lit in the rising sun
And we too are paying the price
Suffering from greed, wars, famine, pollution and poverty
And broken lands
Broken dreams, broken hearts
Real peace is within and that is where we can start
There’s enough here for us all for more than all our needs
But there will never be enough to satisfy our greed
As the rain clouds
Shower the land and shower the sea
Mother Earth she provides for us all indiscriminately
Remember tomorrow will be bright again
As the dark of night descends
We rest safely in her care
On Mother Earth we can depend
Behold the marvel of her magic
Her endless generosity
Let’s honor the gifts that she gives
Respecting her majesty
Her face lit in the rising sun
She speaks sign language
sign language
Her face lit in the rising sun
Gaura Hari Haribol