All_the_works_of_nature_which_adorn_the_world_v... Apr 2026

(includes the "Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal," the world's oldest known melody) VIII. Ad Astra .

The "proper text" for the spoken parts of this composition includes: all_the_works_of_nature_which_adorn_the_world_v...

"There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,There is a rapture on the lonely shore,There is society, where none intrudes,By the deep Sea, and music in its roar:I love not Man the less, but Nature more". (includes the "Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal," the world's

The overall title itself was inspired by a quote from , who used the phrase to describe the artist's goal of imitating nature through their craft. Nightwish - Human. :||: Nature. - Nuclear Blast USA (includes the "Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal