Fall Equinox Song: May Your Harvest Be Abundant

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Fall equinox is upon us, and this enters my favorite season of the year. It's not too hot, it's not too cold, it's just right for humans to live. And unlike spring, which certainly has its charms, there's one big advantage of the fall season: Lots of food! Before modern transport and industry, this was the time of the year when everyone worked feverishly to collect as much food as they possibly could and preserve it, with the plan of having enough to last through roughly mid-June when the first leafy greens of the next year's crops begin to become edible. Whatever couldn't be preserved in any way other than fat around your belly had to be eaten now, so there was also a lot of feasting to do just that.

So why not a jaunty polka celebrating this dynamic? With some quick chord changes, this can be a little bit tricky for any instruments you try to use, but it shouldn't be too complicated except for an unexpected F#M in the chorus. Take it a bit slower at first if you need to.

Since this tune is so short, it would be probably open to additional verses, if you feel like getting creative.

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Sheet Music

May Your Harvest Be Abundant

Recording

May Your Harvest Be Abundant



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