Rainbow Bridge
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Vocal Learning File - MELODY
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Vocal Learning File - BLEND
Submitter Comments
Our dog Piggy was a 13 year old Peruvian Inca Orchid that we adopted from a rescue agency when she was 6 months old. She and I were goofy kindred spirits and she sat in my lap as often as she could…though she was a bit too long to fit! She was hairless and pink when we got her and squealed like a piglet when she was excited.
During the beginning of the lockdown she had a recurring illness. In April 2020 it was obvious that the end was near. I held and petted her through the night. In my wakeful moments, this song came to me with the image of the Rainbow Bridge. Our previous two dogs would have loved her and they would have all run and played together…so the story unfolded as I sang to her. The next morning we took her to the Vet. I held her, sang to her and said goodbye as she crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I composed the song fully over the next few days to honor how our animal companions intertwine their love into our hearts and lives. I knew we needed a song to honor their spirits as they crossed the Threshold of the Rainbow Bridge and I shared it during one of the Threshold Choir Zoom sings.
Lyrics
When it’s time for you to go, you’ll cross the Rainbow Bridge.
When it’s time for you to go, you’ll cross the Rainbow Bridge.
On the other side are fields and forests, places to roam free.
Yes, you’ll cross the Rainbow Bridge when you leave me.
I cannot cross the Rainbow Bridge with you.
Just forever know my love is deep and true.
Join the spirits of our past companions, run and play, be free.
Yes, you’ll cross the Rainbow Bridge when you leave me.