Author: Molly Tulkki

Welcome to the Sounds of Home archive. Below you will find a list of each episode – click on the word to go to that episode’s page.

Date	Theme
3/24/20	Spring
3/31/20	Time
4/7/20	Rummage – Part 1
4/8/20	Rummage – Part 2
4/14/20	Patch
4/21/20	Loop
4/28/20	Wake
5/5/20	Æbleskiver
5/12/20	Spell
5/19/20	Nest
5/26/20	Souvenir
6/2/20	Pitch
6/9/20	Wave
6/16/20	Yellow
6/23/20	Glass
6/30/20	Leap
7/7/20	Imagine
7/21/20	Found
7/28/20	Fly
8/4/20	Relish
8/11/20	Mend
8/18/20	Trail
8/25/20	Table
9/1/20	Swing
9/8/20	Night
9/15/20	Trumpet
9/22/20	Match
9/29/20	Punch
10/4/20	Harvest Fest
10/13/20	Ring
10/20/20	Drift
10/27/20	Shell
11/3/20	Key
11/10/20	Bicycle
11/17/20	Broke
11/24/20	Thanks
12/1/20	Quit
12/8/20	Paint
12/15/20	Maintenance
12/22/20	Prepare
12/29/20	Christmas Cheer
1/5/21	Twelve
1/12/21	Twelve – again
1/19/21	Slide
1/26/21	Trip
2/2/21	Shadow
2/9/21	Guide
2/16/21	Party
2/23/21	Storm
3/2/21	Ball
3/9/21	Band
3/16/21	Green
3/23/21	Over
3/30/21	Connection
4/6/21	Note
4/13/21	Land
4/20/21	Rock
4/27/21	Wash
5/4/21	Fire
5/11/21	Wrap

Tuesdays at 2pm
Welcome to the May 11th edition of Sounds of Home!

Song of Home

Sing a song by the fire, chant it sweet and low;
Sing of love, hope, desire, as the embers glow.
Harmony rich and warm, cadence loud and strong,
Melody full of charm, beautiful our song;
Sing of work, sing of friends, sing of those who roam;
But before singing ends, sing a song of home.

Sing a song with the earth, sing with meadows gay,
With the fields sing with mirth, merry roundelay.
Sing with hills in the sun, forests cool and dim,
When the long day is done, join the evening hymn;
Sing above ocean’s roar, with the spraying foam;
But before songs are o’er, sing a song of home.

Text: Ellen J. Lorenz
Music: Largo from New World Symphony by Antonín Dvořák

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Bridget Lois Jensen being wrapped in “Until Spring,” an art piece she performed with Breath and Bone/Orts Performance. Photo by Alex Barber

Here’s a link to a video by Qualia Video Productions of the wrapping:
https://vimeo.com/88529092
fbclid=IwAR113CHoQGqmtqHNxrHa4nSzQwyDqjJcheWifqMbQY482m2HdQ4PMkdVyZk

Tuesdays at 2pm
Welcome to the May 4th edition of Sounds of Home!

Vive La Compagnie

Let ev’ry good fellow now join in a song,
Vive la compagnie!
Success to each other and pass it along,
Vive la compagnie!

Chorus (faster)
Vive la, vive la, vive l’amour,
Vive la, vive la, vive l’amour,
Vive l’amour, vive l’amour, vive la compagnie!

A friend on your left and a friend on your right,
Vive la compagnie!
In love and good fellowship let us unite,
Vive la compagnie! Chorus

Now wider and wider our circle expands,
Vive la compagnie!
We sing to our comrades in far away lands,
Vive la compagnie! Chorus

College Song

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Like to lend your voice?

Our final episode is next week!
The theme is “wrap”

If you have a response to this theme – whether a story or memory, original piece of writing or poetry, music, radio drama, or one-liner – the sky’s the limit…
we’re eager to hear from you!

To submit a response, 
please make an audio recording and email it to Molly
or send in a written response to be read aloud on the program.

Contact Molly at tulkmo01@luther.edu for information and submissions.
Submission deadline is Monday, May 10th.

Tuesdays at 2pm
Welcome to the April 27th edition of Sounds of Home!

Bertie Bubble

Bertie was a bubble who went floating in the air,
A very brilliant bubble for his colors they were rare,
He floated past the window, and he nearly hit the wall,
He floated through the kitchen, and he floated down the hall.

He was drifting on so nicely, when a wind blew through the door,
It shook poor Bertie Bubble, and it bounced him on the floor.
Of all the great misfortunes, this surely was the worst,
There was trouble for our bubble, when old Bertie burst.

Song found in The Book of Children’s Songtales
compiled by John M. Feierabend

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Word Ladder:

Rock
Rack
Wack
Walk
Wall
Wail
Wait
Wast
Wash

Hjalmar’s word ladder poem:

I found a little ROCK — it was there, lying on its back,
So I put it on display on my rock collector’s RACK.
But it didn’t match the rest, it was really out of WACK.

So I took it back outside, had another little WALK,
Down along the garden WALL, where I heard some children talk.
Then one began to WAIL and ran off down the block.

The other, quoting Shakespeare, shouted, “Saucy minion, WAIT!
Thou WAST who broke that little egg upon my little pate!”
Then off he rushed to WASH his hair and cleanse its eggy state.

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Like to lend your voice?
There are two opportunities remaining!
As the West Denmark community begins to gather in person once more, Sounds of Home will be signing off May 11th.

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Our theme for May 4th is “fire”

If you have a response to this theme – whether a story or memory, original piece of writing or poetry, music, radio drama, or one-liner – the sky’s the limit –  or would like to guest host or lead a song to sing together, 
we’re eager to hear from you!

Or if you still have a thought for “wash”…  
We’d love to hear it, too!

To submit a response, 
please make an audio recording and email it to Molly
or send in a written response to be read aloud on the program.

Contact Molly at tulkmo01@luther.edu for information and submissions.
Submission deadline is Monday, May 3rd.

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Our final theme for May 11th will be “wrap”

The submission deadline is Monday, May 10th!

Tuesdays at 2pm
Welcome to the April 20th edition of Sounds of Home!

I Want Jesus to Walk with Me

I want Jesus to walk with me;
I want Jesus to walk with me;
all along my pilgrim journey,
Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me.

In my trials, Lord, walk with me;
in my trials, Lord walk with me;
when my heart is almost breaking,
Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me.

When I’m in trouble, Lord, walk with me;
when I’m in trouble, Lord, walk with me;
when my head is bowed in sorrow,
Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me.

African American Spiritual

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Like to lend your voice?
Our upcoming theme is “wash”

If you have a response to this theme – whether a story or memory, original piece of writing or poetry, music, radio drama, or one-liner – the sky’s the limit –  or would like to guest host or lead a song to sing together, 
we’re eager to hear from you!

Still have a thought for “rock”?  
Send it in and we’ll include it at the beginning of the program.

To submit a response, 
please make an audio recording and email it to Molly
or send in a written response to be read aloud on the program.

Contact Molly at tulkmo01@luther.edu for information and submissions.
Submission deadline is Monday, April 26th.

Tuesdays at 2pm
Welcome to the April 13th edition of Sounds of Home!

This is My Song

This is my song, O God of all the nations,
a song of peace for lands afar and mine.
This is my home, the country where my heart is,
here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine;
but other hearts in other lands are beating
with hopes and dreams as true and high as mine.

My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean,
and sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine.
But other lands have sunlight too, and clover,
and skies are ev’rywhere as as blue as mine.
So hear my song, O God of all the nations,
a song of peace for their land and for mine.

Text: Lloyd Stone
Music: Jean Sibelius

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Like to lend your voice?
Our upcoming theme is “rock”

If you have a response to this theme – whether a story or memory, original piece of writing or poetry, music, radio drama, or one-liner – the sky’s the limit –  or would like to guest host or lead a song to sing together, 
we’re eager to hear from you!

Still have a thought for “land”?  
Send it in and we’ll include it at the beginning of the program.

To submit a response, 
please make an audio recording and email it to Molly
or send in a written response to be read aloud on the program.

Contact Molly at tulkmo01@luther.edu for information and submissions.
Submission deadline is Monday, April 19th.

Tuesdays at 2pm
Welcome to the April 6th edition of Sounds of Home!

Danish Hiking Song

Hustle up you lazy good-for-nothing sofa lover,
Dust the cobwebs from your soul.
Join our happy song as we stride along
With the forests and the fields our goal.

Take your leave from books our dusty, musty friends and tyrants,
And declare your liberty;
Books may be okay for another day,
But today we will be gay and free.

Blue skies are calling, gentle winds are blowing;
Kind Mother Nature heals the strain and ends decay.
Where flowers bloom and quiet streams are flowing
We find the strength to meet the tasks of today.

Join our company of hiking-liking nature seekers,
Fall in line and step along!
Drive away the blues, sing the song you choose,
And the weakest will grow glad and strong!

Though your spirit’s low from penny-worries, double-trouble,
Never mind but step along.
If your strength gives out, lift your voice and shout,
You will find your second wind in song!

Blue skies are calling, gentle winds are blowing;
Kind Mother Nature heals the strain and ends decay.
Where flowers bloom and quiet streams are flowing
We find the strength to meet the tasks of today.

Text: G.D.N.; trans. by Johs. Knudsen
Music: Gunnar Damgaard Nielsen

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Like to lend your voice?
Our upcoming theme is “land”

If you have a response to this theme – whether a story or memory, original piece of writing or poetry, music, radio drama, or one-liner – the sky’s the limit –  or would like to guest host or lead a song to sing together, 
we’re eager to hear from you!

Still have a thought for “note”?  
Send it in and we’ll include it at the beginning of the program.

To submit a response, 
please make an audio recording and email it to Molly
or send in a written response to be read aloud on the program.

Contact Molly at tulkmo01@luther.edu for information and submissions.
Submission deadline is Monday, April 12th.

Tuesdays at 2pm
Welcome to the March 30th edition of Sounds of Home!

Jenny Wren

‘Twas on a merry time, when Jenny Wren was young,
So neatly as she danced, and so sweetly as she sung.
Robin Redbreast lost his heart, he was a gallant bird,
He doffed his cap to Jenny Wren, requesting to be heard.

“My dearest Jenny Wren, if you will be but mine,
You shall dine on cherry pie, and drink nice currant wine;
I’ll dress you like a goldfinch, or like a peacock gay,
So if you’ll have me Jenny, dear, let’s us appoint the day.”

Jenny blushed behind her fan, and thus declared her mind,
“So let it be tomorrow, Rob, I’ll take your offer kind;
Cherry pie is good, and so is currant wine,
But I will wear my plain brown gown, and never dress too fine.”

Robin Redbreast got up early, all at the break of day,
He flew to Jenny Wren’s house, and sang a roundelay;
He sang of Robin Redbreast, and pretty Jenny Wren,
And when he came unto the end, he then began again.

Traditional

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Like to lend your voice?
Our upcoming theme is “note”

If you have a response to this theme – whether a story or memory, original piece of writing or poetry, music, radio drama, or one-liner – the sky’s the limit –  or would like to guest host or lead a song to sing together, 
we’re eager to hear from you!

To submit a response, 
please make an audio recording and email it to Molly
or send in a written response to be read aloud on the program.

What signs of spring have you noticed?
We’d love to hear/see them for our “note” program, too.
Audio recordings, photographs, and written observations are all welcome.

Contact Molly at tulkmo01@luther.edu for information and submissions.
Submission deadline is Monday, April 5th.

Tuesdays at 2pm
Welcome to the March 23rd edition of Sounds of Home!

We Shall Overcome

We shall overcome, We shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome some day.

We are not afraid, We are not afraid,
We are not afraid today.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We are not afraid today.

We’ll walk hand in hand, We’ll walk hand in hand,
We’ll walk hand in hand some day.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We’ll walk hand in hand some day.

We shall overcome, We shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome some day.

Traditional

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Like to lend your voice?
Our upcoming theme is “connection”

If you have a response to this theme – whether a story or memory, original piece of writing or poetry, music, radio drama, or one-liner – the sky’s the limit –  or would like to guest host or lead a song to sing together, 
we’re eager to hear from you!

Still have a thought for “over”?  
Send it in and we’ll include it at the beginning of the program.

To submit a response, 
please make an audio recording and email it to Molly
or send in a written response to be read aloud on the program.

Contact Molly at tulkmo01@luther.edu for information and submissions.
Submission deadline is Monday, March 29th.

Tuesdays at 2pm
Welcome to the March 16th edition of Sounds of Home!

Over the Meadows

Over the meadow green and wide,
Blooming in the sunlight, Blooming in the sunlight,
Over the meadows, green and wide,
Off we go a roaming side by side.

Stream-lets down mountain go, Pure from the winter snow,
Joining they swiftly go, Singing of life so free,
Streamlet’s down mountain go, Pure from the winter snow,
Joining they swiftly go, Calling to me!

Sweet is the air with new mown hay,
Cooling in the twilight, Cooling in the twilight,
Sweet is the air with new mown hay,
As we homeward go at close of day.

Stream-lets down mountain go, Pure from the winter snow,
Joining they swiftly go, Singing of life so free,
Stream-lets down mountain go, Pure from the winter snow,
Joining they swiftly go, Calling to me!

Text: from Singing America
Music: Czech Folk Song, arr. by Robert Speed

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Like to lend your voice?
Our upcoming theme is “over”

If you have a response to this theme – whether a story or memory, original piece of writing or poetry, music, radio drama, or one-liner – the sky’s the limit –  or would like to guest host or lead a song to sing together, 
we’re eager to hear from you!

Still have a thought for “green”?  
Send it in and we’ll include it at the beginning of the program.

To submit a response, 
please make an audio recording and email it to Molly
or send in a written response to be read aloud on the program.

Contact Molly at tulkmo01@luther.edu for information and submissions.
Submission deadline is Monday, March 22nd.