We sing of the lands - Bird, Peter

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"This is a lament for all the beatiful but fragile ecosystems that are"

◈ Genre → Laments

♯ Key G major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SSAATB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range G2 – G5

♩ Tempo larghetto (60)

◷ Duration ~8 min

¶ Language → English

Measures 129

Texture Homophonic

Parts 6

Instruments A cappella

Pages 11

CPDL # 29097

Editor Peter Bird

Posted 2013-05-11

License Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike

♫Pitch Ranges

SOPRANO 1

D4 – G5

SOPRANO 2

C4 – G5

ALTO 1

A3 – D5

ALTO 2

G3 – B4

TENOR

D3 – G4

BASS

G2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

We sing of the lands that are lost to us, and the times that may never come again. Where is the forest of the ancient trees? Where are the salmon leaping in the streams? Where are the meadows where the deer ran free? Where are the lands of our ancestors? When will the glaciers bloom on the peak? When will the rivers run down to the sea? When will the corals bloom on the reef? Not in our time, nor our children's. Forgive us, Great Mother. Have mercy, Great Mother. Forgive us, Great Mother. We have lost the way.