A choral concert featuring the Child’s Play Chorus and the Arcangel Voices of St Michael’s church, Anjuna. Conducted by Raj D’Pietro Fernandes. 17 November at Museum of Christian Art, Old Goa
Programme
No more walks /back to the earth.
Glorious
Tree song
Don’t worry be happy
Save the earth. (Original song composed and sung by Shanaya Rebelo)
Thank you for the music.
Earth song/Heal the world.
SONG LYRICS
NO MORE WALKS
No more walks in the wood
The trees have all been cut down
And where once they stood
Not even a wagon rut
Appears along the path
Low brush is taking over
No more walks in the wood
BACK TO THE EARTH
Whenever my head starts to hurt
Before it goes from bad to feeling worse
I turn off my phone, I get down low
And put my hands in the dirt
I try to stop the world from moving so fast
Try and get a grip on where I’m at
And simplify this dizzy life
And get my feet in the grass
I’m going back to the earth
I’m going back to the earth
I’m going back to work
I’m going back to the earth
The only explanation for a high rise
Must be that everybody wants to get high
And move on up
To a deluxe
Apartment in the sky
Well, the higher we go, the taller we grow
We lose sight of the land below
Well, you can have your place
Up in outer space
‘Cause my home is where my food is grown
I’m going back to the earth
I’m going back to the earth
I’m going back to work
I’m going back to the earth
I’m going back to the earth
(Back to the earth)
(Back to work)
(Back to the earth)
We are animals (we are animals)
We are wild (we are wild)
We started with the motion
At the bottom of the ocean
Now we’re swinging from the tops of the trees
We are animals (we are animals)
We are wild (we are wild)
And to truly be forgiven
We must all get back to living
With the land in harmony
I’m going back to the earth
I’m going back to the earth
I’m going back to work
I’m going back to the earth
I’m going back (Back to the earth)
I’m going back to work
I’m going back to the earth
GLORIOUS
There are times when
You might feel aimless
And can’t see the places
Where you belong
But you will find that
There is a purpose
It’s been there within you
All along
And when you’re near it
You can almost hear it
It’s like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you’ll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh oh oh, it’s glorious
And you will know how
To let it ring out
As you discover
Who you are
Others around you
Will start to wake up
To the sounds that are
In their hearts
It’s so amazing
What we’re all creating
It’s like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you’ll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh oh oh it’s glorious
Ooh
And as you feel
The notes build
Oh oh oh
You will see
It’s like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you’ll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh it’s glorious
TREE SONG
I saw a tree by the riverside,
One day as I walked along,
Straight as an arrow,
And pointing to the sky,
Growing tall and strong.
How do you grow so tall and strong,
I said to the riverside tree,
This is the song that my tree friend sang to me.
Chorus:
I’ve got roots growing down to the water,
I’ve got leaves growing up to the sunshine,
And the fruit that I bear is a sign of life in me.
I am shade from the hot summer sundown,
I am nest for the birds of the heaven,
I’m becoming what the Lord of trees has meant me to be,
A strong young tree.
I saw a tree in the winter time,
When snow lay on the ground,
Straight as an arrow and
I saw a tree in the city streets,
Where buildings blocked the sun,
Green and lovely,
I could see it gave joy to ev’ryone.
How do you grow in the city streets,
I said to the downtown tree.
This is the song that my tree friend sang to me.
DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Here’s a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don’t worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don’t worry, be happy
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Ain’t got no cash, ain’t got no style
Ain’t got no one to make you smile
Don’t worry, be happy
Cos when you worry, your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
So don’t worry, be happy
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
Don’t worry, be happy
Don’t worry, be happy
SAVE THE EARTH (Original song by Shanaya Rebelo)
When the night is dark, and the clouds are raining down… the earth is happy its crops are getting rain; we can make a difference…
Save the Earth… save the earth… and it will and it will reward you… save the earth, save the earth and it will and it will reward you…
When we all have problems, some do not get enough rain… you destroy the earth and you make it sad, so that’s the reason things get bad…
Save the Earth… save the earth… and it will and it will reward you… save the earth, save the earth and it will and it will reward you…
Trees rustling in the breeze garbage all you can see… Global Warming everything is going so wrong so wrong…
Save the Earth… save the earth… and it will and it will reward you…
Save the earth….
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC
I’m nothing special, in fact I’m a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke, you’ve probably heard it before
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
‘Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I’m so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
She says I began to sing long before I could talk
And I’ve often wondered, how did it all start?
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart
Like a melody can?
Well, whoever it was, I’m a fan
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
I’ve been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair
I wanna sing it out to everybody
What a joy, what a life, what a chance!
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
EARTH SONG / HEAL THE WORLD
What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain?
What about killing fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the things
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we’ve shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
What have we done to the world?
Look what we’ve done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don’t know where we are
Although I know we’ve drifted far
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Hey, what about yesterday? (What about us?)
What about the seas? (What about us?)
The heavens are falling down (What about us?)
I can’t even breathe (What about us?)
What about apathy? (What about us?)
I need you (what about us?)
What about nature’s worth? (Ooh)
It’s our planet’s womb (what about us?)
What about animals? (What about it?)
We’ve turned kingdoms to dust (what about us?)
What about elephants? (What about us?)
Have we lost their trust? (What about us?)
What about crying whales? (What about us?)
We’re ravaging the seas (what about us?)
What about forest trails
Burnt despite our pleas? (What about us?)
What about the holy land (what about it?)
Torn apart by creed? (What about us?)
What about the common man? (What about us?)
Can’t we set him free? (What about us?)
What about children dying? (What about us?)
Can’t you hear them cry? (What about us?)
Where did we go wrong?
Someone tell me why (what about us?)
HEAL THE WORLD
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place
For you and for me
