The Sire of Sorrow

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"The Sire of Sorrow" is a song by Joni Mitchell that reimagines the biblical story of Job through a deeply introspective, poetic exploration of suffering and faith.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Turbulent Indigo NERFINISHED
artist Joni Mitchell
associatedAct Joni Mitchell NERFINISHED
basedOn Book of Job NERFINISHED
composer Joni Mitchell
countryOfOrigin Canada
exploresConcept limits of faith under trial
relationship between human suffering and God
genre art pop
folk
folk jazz
jazz
hasBiblicalReference Job NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
hasForm through-composed song
hasMood lamenting
meditative
somber
language English
lyricalDevice biblical allusion
imagery of affliction
internal monologue
lyricalTheme endurance of pain
questioning divine justice
reimagining of the biblical story of Job
search for meaning in suffering
lyricist Joni Mitchell
musicalStyle introspective
poetic
narrativePerspective first person
partOf Turbulent Indigo NERFINISHED
performer Joni Mitchell
productionApproach contemporary folk-jazz arrangement
recordingArtist Joni Mitchell NERFINISHED
releaseType album track
single
releaseYear 1994
subject faith
spiritual crisis
suffering
theodicy
title The Sire of Sorrow NERFINISHED
trackPosition final track on Turbulent Indigo
vocalStyle expressive
writer Joni Mitchell NERFINISHED

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