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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Traditional spiritual song
This article is about the Negro spiritual. For the blues song, see Motherless Child Blues.
"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", also "Motherless Child", is a traditional spiritual.
It dates back to the era of slavery in the United States.
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Description
The song is an expression of pain and despair as the singer compares their hopelessness to that of a child who has been torn from its parents. Under one interpretation, the repetition of the word "sometimes" offers a measure of hope, as it suggests that at least "sometimes" the singer does not feel like a motherless child.[4]
Renditions
- Sweetwater recorded the song on their self-titled debut