The earth has music for those who listen.

The line suggests that nature offers continual beauty, harmony, and meaning, but that these gifts are not automatic: they require a receptive, attentive mind. “Music” functions as a metaphor for the subtle order and pleasure present in the world—birdsong, wind, rhythm of seasons, or simply the felt coherence of experience. The quote also implies a moral or spiritual stance: cultivation of perception (listening) is what transforms ordinary surroundings into something rich and sustaining. In this sense, the saying aligns with a contemplative tradition in which wonder is less about changing the world than about learning to notice it.