She grew up plain and simple in a farming town. Her daddy played the fiddle and used to do the calling when they had hoedowns. She says the neighbors would come and they'd move all my grandma's furniture 'round. And there'd be twenty or more there on the old wooden floor dancin' to a country sound. The Carters and Jimmy Rodgers played her favourite songs. And on Saturday nights there was a radio show and she would sing along. And I'll never forget her face when she revealed to me That she'd dreamed about singing at The Grand Ol' Opry. Her eyes oh how they sparkled when she sang those songs. While she was hanging the clothes on the line I was a kid just a hummin' along. Well I'd be playing in the grass to her what might've seemed obliviously But there ain't no doubt about it: she sure made her mark on me. An' she played old gospel records on the phonograph. She turned them up loud and we'd sing along but those days have passed. Just now that I am older it occurs to me That I was singing in the grandest opry. And we sang Sweet Rose of Sharon Abide With Me 'Til I ride The Gospel Ship to Heaven's Jubilee. And In That Great Triumphant Morning my soul will be free And My Burdens Will Be Lifted when my Saviour's face I see.  So I Don't Want to Get Adjusted to This World below But I know He'll Pilot Me 'til it comes time to go. Oh nothing on this earth is half as dear to me As the sound of my Mama's Opry  (Instrumental) And we sang Sweet Rose of Sharon Abide With Me 'Til I ride The Gospel Ship to Heaven's Jubilee. And In That Great Triumphant Morning my soul will be free And My Burdens Will Be Lifted when my Saviour's face I see.  So I Don't Want to Get Adjusted to This World below But I know He'll Pilot Me 'til it comes time to go. Oh nothing on this earth is half as dear to me As the sound of my Mama's Opry  

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le souvenir d'une enfance simple dans une petite ville agricole, où la musique était omniprésente, grâce notamment à un père violoniste et aux soirées dansantes. La narratrice se remémore des moments partagés avec sa mère, qui chantait des airs de gospel tout en s'occupant des tâches quotidiennes. Elle se rappelle également d'un rêve cher à sa mère : celui de chanter au célèbre Grand Ol' Opry. En grandissant, la narratrice réalise combien ces souvenirs musicaux ont profondément marqué sa vie et l'esprit des chansons de sa mère restent gravés dans son cœur. La mélodie et les paroles lui rappellent que le véritable bonheur ne se trouve pas dans ce monde, mais dans la foi et l'amour qu'elle a reçus.