Hum of the Land: P. Gray

When you are in tune with nature, you can feel the rhythm of the land – “the vibe”.  This song by Phil Gray presents many images of the Australian bush.

Hum of the Land

Have you ever stood on a mountain, felt the wind in your hair,

Seen the dive of the little falcon, seen the plains rolling there?

That’s the hum of the land, the hum of the land, you’re seeing

A curlew cries, a wedgetail flies

A sunset’s fiery glow washes golden in the skies

That’s the hum of the land, the hum of the land, you’re seeing.

Have you seen a flock of galahs feeding pink in the setting sun,

Kangaroos and brumbies on their southern run?

That’s the hum of the land, the hum of the land, you’re seeing.

Have you heard the raindrops falling on a chilly winter’s night

Southern Ocean pounding the Great Australian Bight?

That’s the hum of the land, the hum of the land, you’re hearing.

Have you felt the summer sun, burning on your back,

Wildfire’s furnaced heat charring the country black?

That’s the hum of the land, the hum of the land, you’re feeling.

Have you seen the clear felled forests, prime land gone to salt,

Topsoil dust storms blowing, can you say it’s Natures fault?

That’s the cry of the land, the cry of the land, you’re hearing.

Have you seen new life beginning with the coming of the spring,

The land’s lifeblood returning, sit and listen to nature sing

That’s the song of the land, the song of the land,

That’s the song of the land, the song of the land,

Oh that’s the hum of the land, the hum of the land, you’re hearing.