Each and All — after Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Each and All — after Ralph Waldo Emerson
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In this episode of Musical Poetry, we begin a new series on harmony, inspired in part by the documentary Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision, which explores King Charles III’s lifelong concern for nature, sustainability, and the idea that humanity is part of nature, not apart from it. That idea led us to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem “Each and All.” At its heart are the unforgettable lines:“All are needed by each one;Nothing is fair or good alone.”
Emerson, who lived from 1803 to 1882, reminds us that beauty does not exist in isolation. A bird needs the river and the sky. A shell needs the shore and the sea. And perhaps we, too, need one another more deeply than we usually admit.
For this episode, “Each and All” has been transformed into a contemporary Irish folk song, carrying Emerson’s message into a new musical form.
A reflection on beauty, belonging, nature, community, and the quiet truth that harmony begins when we understand that nothing is fair or good alone.