This song was shared with us by the lovely Hanna Leigh in Kipahulu, Maui. She told a story of how it was birthed from hours and hours of weaving womb belts with a group of women, tethered to their looms together.
(Alto Part)
Over and Under
My hands remember
The ways of old
This body knows
Over and Under
My heart remembers
The ways of old
My body knows
(Tenor Part, and Alto Counterpart)
It is in the nourishment of simply
Being together, weaving our lives
(Soprano Part)
Weaving remembrance
Weaving wisdom
Our Beloved WindCloud brought this song to our circles and led it with aliveness! One time recently on our drive home from choir, we spent some time refining the nuances and he gave me the correct pronunciation of the phrases. He suggests to lead with the high part, following with the low part, the add the middle part last. I, however, recorded this in the manner that we do it in our choir, leading it with the low part first, all with the incorrect pronunciation. I am working on re-recording it more accurately.
(Low Part)
Ah Way, Ah Way
Soma Gwaza
(Middle Part)
Soma Gwaza Man Yor Way
Yor Way
(High Part)
Hey Man Yor aWay
Hey Man Yor aWay Soma Gwaza
This song was shared with us by the lovely Hanna Leigh in Kipahulu, Maui. We sing the chorus in our choir as a round as Hanna Leigh taught us with 1 beat in between each round. As it is, it has 3 beats in between. I am working on re-recording it to reflect the most accurate way we sing it in our choir so that we practice it properly. The original words and sheet music of this song are published in 'The Children's Forest' book by Anna Richardson, Dawn Casey, and Helen d'Ascoli, available through Hawthorn Press publishers (2020).
Oak, oak, oak of old
King (Queen) of Trees
with your crown of gold
You are the doorway
to worlds unseen
In winter bare
and summer green
Nis Kamawo
Nis Di Glen Brigo
Nis Swende Lergo
Nis Weran Okknu
We are yearning
We are prayer-binding
We are pathfinding
We’re returning
Hanna Leigh introduced this song to our circle, written by Carolyn Hillyer. It is written in a Proto-Celtic language exsisting during the Bronze Age between 1300 - 800 BC. (AUDIO COMING SOON!)
This is a prayer written by Hazrat Inayat Khan put into song composed by Nari Tabcum. (AUDIO COMING SOON!)
(Melody and Harmony [Alto, Tenor and Soprano]):
Beloved Lord
Almighty God
Through the rays of the sun
Through the waves of the air
Through the all-pervading
Life in space,
Purify and Revivify us
And we pray
Heal our bodies, hearts and souls
Heal our bodies, hearts and souls,
Amin, Amin. Amin, Amin
Amin, Amin. Amin, Amin
(Mezzo Soprano)
Beloved
Almighty
Rays of sun
Waves of air
All-pervading Life,
Purify and Revivify
And we pray for healing,
And we pray for healing.
Amin, Amin. Amin, Amin
Amin, Amin. Amin, Amin
