The song is notable for being one of a few instances in popular music in which a large portion of the Bible is set to music, other examples being The Melodians' " Rivers of Babylon", Sister Janet Mead's " The Lord's Prayer", U2's " 40" and Cliff Richard's " The Millennium Prayer". The lines are open to myriad interpretations, but Seeger's song presents them as a plea for world peace because of the closing line: "a time for peace, I swear it's not too late." This line and the title phrase "Turn! Turn! Turn!" are the only parts of the lyric written by Seeger himself. The Biblical text posits there being a time and place for all things: laughter and sorrow, healing and killing, war and peace, and so on. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:Ī time to be born, and a time to die a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted Ī time to kill, and a time to heal a time to break down, and a time to build up Ī time to weep, and a time to laugh a time to mourn, and a time to dance Ī time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together Ī time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing Ī time to get, and a time to lose a time to keep, and a time to cast away Ī time to rend, and a time to sew a time to keep silence, and a time to speak Ī time to love, and a time to hate a time of war, and a time of peace. ![]() In the U.S., the song holds distinction as the #1 hit with the oldest lyrics. 29, 1965), and also peaking at #26 on the UK Singles Chart. The song became an international hit in late 1965 when it was covered by the American folk rock band The Byrds, entering at #80 on October 23, 1965, before reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 4, 1965, #3 in Canada (Nov. The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Everything There Is a Season" on The Limeliters' album Folk Matinee and then some months later on Seeger's own The Bitter and the Sweet. ![]() The lyrics, except for the title which is repeated throughout the song and the final two lines, are adapted word-for-word from the English version of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. " Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" - often abbreviated to " Turn! Turn! Turn!" - is a song written by Pete Seeger in the late 1950s. Pete Seeger (words from the Book of Ecclesiastes) September 1, 10, 14–16, 1965, Columbia Studios, Hollywood, California
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