by Terry Garthwaite www.TerryGarthwaite.com
WHAT IF
What if is only imagination
What if is only a state of mind
Now is the moment of realization
When I’m here I leave the future behind
workshop-songs
JuJu
by Terry Garthwaite www.TerryGarthwaite.com
Recorded on the CD “Natural Rhythms”
JUJU
1)
The clicking of the stick beat
The humming of the drum beat
The rhythm of the heart beat
You do JuJu
2)
Plant a seed and watch it grow
Give it light and let it go
3)
Dark shadows hide the spirit secrets
Deep inside the silent heart
Mother Earth
by Terry Garthwaite www.TerryGarthwaite.com
Recorded on the CDs Affirthythms and Moving Day
MOTHER EARTH
Mother Earth
She’s my rock, She’s my mountain
She’s my river, She’s my sea
She’s my root, She’s my flower
She means the world to me
Mother Earth
Uh huh
Muna Gi Gebyo
Igbo, Nigeria
Learned from Okorefe Onovwerosuoke aka Fred O.
MUNA GI GEBYO
Mmm Mmm Muna gi gebyo
You and I have to do this thing together!
Ada mma – my angel
Nwanna – my brother
Nwanne – my sister
NOTE: Translation can have many meanings and layers! Don’t fall into literal translation.
eg. In the Robo language of Ghana, the expression “may coconuts fall on your head” in its cultural context can mean “may you have good fortune”
eg. If the words say “left and right,” in its cultural context it could mean “from everywhere”
Take Heart, Take Part
by Becky Reardon
Part 1 lyrics by Pete Seeger
Recorded on the CD “Here”
TAKE HEART, TAKE PART
Part 1
Participation is gonna save the human race, save us, save us
Participation is gonna save the human race, save us, save us
Part 2
Something you know how to do can save us, save us
Something only you can do is gonna save us, save us
Part 3
Something big or small can save us, save us
When we get involved it’s gonna save us, save us
Take heart, Take part
Take heart, Take part
By the Waters of Babylon
Music by William Billings (1746 – 1800)
Text Psalm 137:1
Sung as a Round
BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON
By the waters, the waters of Babylon
We sat down and wept, and wept, for thee, Zion
We remember, we remember, we remember thee Zion
mp3 coming soon!
By The Waters of Babylon Cmin