ngoc_tuyet77  +  699039 Sun, 19 Apr 09 01:16 PM Let there be you, Let there be me. Let there be oysters Under the sea. Let there be wind, An occassional rain. Chile con carne, Sparkling champagne -- Let there be birds To sing in the trees, Someone to bless me Whenever I sneeze. Let there be cuckoos, A lark and a dove, But first of all, please -- Let there be love. That's the song Let There Be Love, one of my favorite songs. But I don't really understand the meaning of "Let there be...". I am asking for an explanation. Please help me. Thank you very much. ngoc_tuyet77 Joined on Fri, Dec 26 2008 Vietnam New Member 33 Plants, Songs

	Philip  +  699086 Sun, 19 Apr 09 03:26 PM It is the equivalent of a "third-person command".  Instead of "(you) be here on time" [2nd person] or "let's go to the movies tonight" [1st person plural], it is asking that someone else be allowed , or commanded, to do something.   Marie Antoinette is famous for her misquoted "let them eat cake".  "Long live the king" is a 3rd person command.    Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,604 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Plurals

	Avangi  +  699113 Sun, 19 Apr 09 04:49 PM How about, And let the music play / As long as there's a song to sing, And I will stay younger than spring.     - This Is All I Ask,  Gordon Jenkins Or And God said, "Let there be light." Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 7,960 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Arts, Songs, Spring

	ngoc_tuyet77  +  709734 Fri, 01 May 09 01:44 PM Philip “It is the equivalent of a "third-person command".  Instead of "(you) be here on time" [2nd person] or "let's go to the movies tonight" [1st person plural], it is asking that someone else be allowed , or commanded, to do something. Marie Antoinette is famous for her misquoted "let them eat cake".  "Long live the king" is a 3rd person command.    ” Thanks for your help, Philip. ngoc_tuyet77 Plurals