An adjective with origins in the late 17th century meaning pointing or heading off in all directions – particularly as in the point of a compass, sometimes pertaining to geographical structure, or such as with an exploding firework. In astronomy it could also mean dipping towards a centre in all directions, and a sense of boundless expansion. Or, used for a person it could have associations of being free-spirited, but also wildly chaotic. The word is derived from the Latin quaqua meaning “everywhere” and versus meaning “facing” or “turning”.
Often with these more obscure words, there’s little chance of them appearing in song lyrics, but unusually here is an example, the gentle piano-accompanied, and talking poetic, philosophical meta-song, Mosaic by American singer-songwriter Becca Gohn, out on Sapphire Heart Records last year. The lyric arrives around the 1:15 mark in the links below.
All of the thoughts that create the music inside us
A quaquaversal outpouring of mind, body and spirit …
Feel free to share anything more in relation to the quaquaversal, whether in music or wider culture, such as from film, art, or other contexts, in comments below.
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