Vashti Bunyan

Vashti Bunyan (born Jennifer Vashti Bunyan 1945 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English singer-songwriter.

Bunyan released her debut album, Just Another Diamond Day, in 1970. The album sold very few copies, and Bunyan, discouraged, abandoned her musical career. By 2000, her album had acquired a cult following; it was re-released and Bunyan recorded more songs, initiating the second phase of her musical career after a gap of thirty years.

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Vashti

Queen Vashti (Hebrew: ושתי‎, Koine Greek: Αστιν Astin) is the first wife of Persian King Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther, a book included in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and read on the Jewish holiday of Purim. She is banished for her refusal to appear at the king's banquet, and Esther is chosen to succeed her as queen. In the Midrash, Vashti is described as wicked and vain. She is viewed as an independent-minded heroine in feminist interpretations of the Purim story.

In the Book of Esther

In the Book of Esther, Vashti is the wife of King Ahasuerus. While the king holds a magnificent banquet for his princes, nobles and servants, she holds a separate banquet for the women. On the seventh day of the banquet, when the king's heart was "merry with wine," the king orders his seven chamberlains to summon Vashti to come before him and his guests wearing only her royal crown, in order to display her beauty. Vashti refuses to come, and the king becomes angry. He asks his advisers how Vashti should be punished for her disobedience. His adviser Memucan tells him that Vashti has wronged not only the king, but also all of the husbands of Persia, whose wives may be encouraged by Vashti's actions to disobey. Memucan encourages Ahasuerus to dismiss Vashti and find another queen. Ahasuerus takes Memucan's advice, and sends letters to all of the provinces that men should dominate in their households. Ahasuerus subsequently chooses Esther as his queen to replace Vashti.

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Vashti (disambiguation)

Vashti may also refer to:

  • Vashti, a character mentioned in the "Book of Esther"
  • Vashti Bunyan, English singer-songwriter



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    Girl's Song In Winter

    by: Vashti Bunyan

    There was a man when I was young
    He lived a year with me
    But the year was up and that song was sung
    And his wish was to be free
    His wish was to be free
    I was in love when I was young
    And I've not been free again
    That's a promised fruit when you've first begun
    That ripens into pain
    I had a child when I was young
    The last gift that man gave
    I wish that he could hold his son
    And the snow in the air lie on my grave




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