Here are some songs we sing

The various parts are also included.

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Nanuma

Nanuma wa eay Nanuma / / / /
Nanuma wa eay Nanuma / / / /
Nanuma wa eay Nanuma / / / /

This is a round coming in after the first line.

Seperate Parts

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Wimmoweh

A bit of the history of this song

In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight

Hush my darling don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight

The background is:
A wimmoweh x8

The melody is sung over the backing

All parts Seperately

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Ishay Ohl Wah – (God’s Handiwork Cannot Be Undone)

Yoruba

Ishay Ohl Wah
Kulay Bahjay Oh
Ishay Ohl Wah
Kulay Bahjay Oh

Kulay Bahjay Oh (Kulay Bahjay Oh)
Kulay Bahjay Oh (Kulay Bahjay Oh)
Kulay Bahjay Oh (Kulay Bahjay Oh)
Kulay Bahjay Oh

Ishay Ohl Wah
Kulay Bahjay Oh

All Parts Together

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Breathing in, Breathing out

Thich Nhat Hanhh

Breathing in, breathing out.
Breathing in, breathing out.
I am blooming as a flower.
I am fresh as the dew.
I am solid as a mountain.
I am firm as the earth.
I am free.

Breathing in, breathing out.
I am water reflecting
What is real, what is true,
And I feel there is space
Deep inside of me.
I am free, I am free, I am free.

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Seoín Seó

Seoín Seó, Seo thú leó
Seoín Seó, is tú mo leanabh
Seoín Seó, Seo thú leó
Lú ló, is tú mo leanbh.

Seperate Parts

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Over My Head

Over my head, I hear music in the air x3
There must be love somewhere.

Over my head, There's becoming in the air x3
There must be something there.

Over my head, There's gathering in the air x3
There must be a co-op there
And that's why the co-op's here.

Melody

High

Bass

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Ma Bouleh

Kada kiddi
Kada kiddi
Kada kiddi
Kada kiddi

Kiddi boom boom bomm
Kiddi – kah
Kiddi boom boom boom
Kiddi – kah

Ka kiddi ka kiddy
Ka kiddi ka kiddy
Ka kiddi ka kiddy
Ka kiddi ka kiddy

Melody
Mah bouleh
Mah bouleh ali baba
Mah bouleh
Mah bouleh ali baba

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

All

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Get On And Do It

Get on and do it
You just get on and do it
Get on and do it
Get on and do it
You just get on and do it!

Melody

Middle

High

All

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We Are Going

We are going, heaven knows where
we are going
But we know within.

And we' will get there, heaven knows
how we will get there
But we know we will.

Yes, we will get there, heaven knows
how we will get there
But we know we will.

It may be hard we know
And the road may be muddy and rough
But we'll get there, heaven knows
how we will get there
But we know we will.
Woyaya woyaya woyaya

It may be hard we know
But the road will be filled with love
And we'll get there, heaven knows
how we will get there
But we know we will.
Woyaya woyaya woyaya

Melody

High

Bass

All

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I Feel Like Going On

I feel like going on
I feel like going on
Though trials mount
On every hand
I feel like going on

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

All

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Si A Hamba

Si a hamba kuka yen kwen ko
Si a hamba kuka yen kwen ko
Si a hamba kuka yen kwen ko
Si a hamba kuka yen kwen ko

Melody

Si a hamba - - - - -a
Si a hamba kuka yen kwen ko
Si a hamba - - - - -a
Si a hamba kuka yen kwen ko

Everyone else

Si a hamba hamba
Si a hamba hamba
Si a hamba kuka yen kwen ko

Si a hamba hamba
Si a hamba hamba
Si a hamba kuka yen kwen ko

Melody

Bass

Alto

All

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Peace Chant

Original piece by Eileen

We bring peace, we bring peace

We bring peace to the world

Peace, peace, peace, peace

Peace within means peace about
Peace within brings peace about

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

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Artana

Artana marti ham taram

Bitanam,

Bitinasanam

Vishadam,

Kaladandamtam

Shri Rama Chandram

Namamyaham

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Stand By Me

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darlin', darlin', stand by me,
oh now now stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah

Whenever you're in trouble won't youstand by me, oh now now stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Darlin', darlin', stand by me-e, stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

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Hyon Da

Selkie song

Hyon da hyon do
Hyon da ro do do
Hyon da hyon do
Hyon da ro da da

Hy yon don dya
Hy yon don dya
Hy yon don dya
Ro dad a

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Om Tare

Green Tara Mantra

Om Tare, Om Tare
Tuttare ture soha

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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Ngā iwi e (All you people)

This is a Māori song from Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud

Ngā iwi e! Ngā Iwi e!
Kia kotahi ra te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

E i a i e

Kia mau ra! Kia mau ra!
Ki te mana motuhake me te aroha

E i a i e

Wahine mā! Wahine mā!
Maranga mai, Maranga mai, kia kaha

E i a i e

Ta ne ma! Ta ne ma!
Whakarongo tautoko kia kaha

E i a i e

Translation:

All you people! All you people!
Be united as one like the Pacific Ocean

Hold on firmly! Hold on firmly!
To you separate identity and to compassion

All you young women! All you young women!
Rise up, rise up, be strong

All you young men! All you young men!
Listen, support, be strong

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Fan Ban

Fan Ban Ny Ay
Fan Ban Ny Ny Ba Ba
Fan Ban Ny Ay
Fan Ban Ny Ay Ny Ba Ba

Tina Ten Da
Tina Ten Da Ny Ba Ba
Tina Ten Da
Tina Ten Da Ny Ba Ba

Maka Na Ka
Maka Na Ka Ny Ba Ba
Maka Na Ka
Maka Na Ka Ny Ba Ba

Moo Nay Roo Doh
Moo Nay Roo Doh Ny Ba Ba
Moo Nay Roo Doh
Moo Nay Roo Doh Ny Ba Ba

We never had an exact line for line translation but we think it meant something along the lines of "Go well in peace; you are good; you are loved; we are grateful".

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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Te Aroha

A Māori welcome song, collected from Nick Prater

Te Aroha, te Whakapono,
Te Rangi Mari ay,
Ta toe, ta toe ay.

Melody

High

Bass

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Te Dume la Amba

Collected from Sian Croose

Te Dume la Amba, Te dumi La Ay
Te Dume la Amba, Te dumi La Ay

Te Dume la x4

Sha La La La, Sha La
Sha La La La La La La

Seperate Parts

Seperate Parts, minus "living" part

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Soon I will Be Done With The Troubles Of The World

American Gospel Song - Collected from Sian Croose

Soon I will Be Done
With The Troubles Of The World,
The Troubles Of The World,
The Troubles Of The World

Soon I will Be Done
With The Troubles Of The World,
I'm goin' home to live with God.

Oh Soon I will be,
With the troubles of the,
the troubles of the,
the troubles of the.

Oh Soon I will be,
With the troubles of the,
I'm goin' home to live with God.

No more weepin' and a wailin',
No more weepin'and a wailin'
No more weepin' and a wailin'
Goin' home to live with God.

Format:
Melody
Bass
Middle Parts
Weeping solo
Weeping and wailing all Loud
Weeping and wailing all Soft
Bass enters all in to natural end probably two times.

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I Went Down In The River To Pray

From 'Oh Brother Where Art Thou'

As I went down in the river to pray
Studyin about that good ol' way
And who shall wear the starry crown?
Good Lord show me the way!

O brothers let's go down
Lets go down, Come on down
O brothers lets go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studyin about that good ol way
And who shall wear the robe & crown
Good Lord show me the way

O sisters let's go down
Lets go down, Come on down
O sisters lets go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studyin about that good ol way
And who shall wear the starry crown?
Good lord show me the way

O mothers lets go down
Come on down, don't you wanna go down?
Come on mothers, let's go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studyin about that good ol way
And who shall wear the robe & crown?
Good lord show me the way

O fathers lets go down
Let's go down, Come on down
O fathers lets go down
Down in the river to pray

Down in the river to pray

All Together

Melody

Bass

Middle

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Epo I Ta Ty Ay

Māori Welcome Song - From Pauline Down

Epo i ta ty ay
Oh epo i ta ty ay
Epo i ta ty, Epo i tuke tuke,
Epo i tuke tuke ay.

All Together

Melody

Bass

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Matay Aroha

Another Welcome Song from the Māori Tradition - From Nickomo

Matay Aroha
Matay Aroha
Matay Aroha
Ki or i ay

Oh Materina
Oh Materina
Oh Materina
Ki or i ay

All Together

Melody

Counter Melody

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Iona Blessing

May the deep peace of the running wave
Be with you now and stay with you
May it fill your life and all that you do
Deep peace of the running wave to you.

May the deep peace of the quiet earth
Be with you now and stay with you
May it fill your life and all that you do
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.

May the deep peace of the flowing air
Be with you now and stay with you
May it fill your life and all that you do
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.

May the deep peace of the shining stars
Be with you now and stay with you
May it fill your life and all that you do
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.

Format: Entering two at a time on each verse

All Together

Melody

Bass

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The White Rose of Athens

Music by Manos Hadjidakis, lyrics by Norman Newell, sung by The Chordettes, amongst others.

The summer days are ending in the valley
And now the time has come when we must be apart
But like the rose that comes back with the springtime
You will return to bring the summer to my heart

Till the white rose blooms again
You must leave me, leave me lonely
So goodbye my love till then
Till the white rose blooms again

The autumn leaves are falling in the valley
And soon the winter snow will lie upon the ground
But then I know, I know that like the roses
You will come back again when springtime comes around

Till the white rose blooms again
You must leave me, leave me lonely
So goodbye my love till then
Till the white rose blooms again

All Together

Melody

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By Engena

South African Freedom Song, taught by Deirdre Healy

(By Engena)
By Engena, By a puma, By a dee dee zela
Ay a saba ma gwa la.

(By Engena)
By Engena, By a puma, By a dee dee zela
Ay a saba ma gwa la.

(Ama gwa la)
Ay a saba ma gwa la.
(Ama gwa la)
Ay a saba ma gwa la.
(Ama Bunu)
Ay a saba ma bunu.
(Ama Bunu)
Ay a saba ma bunu.

Format: Call respond Unison, Call Respond Parts

Call

Melody

Bass

Middle

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I Am A Tower Of Strength

Taught by Carol Prior

I am a tower of strength without and within,
I am a tower of strength within.
I am a tower of strength without and within,
I am a tower of strength within.

All burdens fall from my shoulders,
all anxiety lifts from my mind.
All burdens fall from my shoulders,
all anxiety lifts from my mind.

Format: Workshopped in round Melody Only. Add parts if liked.

Melody

Round in Melody only

Harmony 1

Harmony 2

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Ehara

Māori

E hara etay mai a,
no e nai a nay,
Te aroha.
No o na tu u puna,
i toko e ho,
i toko e ho.

Melody

High

Tenor

All

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Tuli Tuli

Kenyan Folk Song

Tuli tuli, tuli tuli
Tuli tuli tuli tuli.

Si way nan day, si wa si wa
Hos yam tam ta tam ta tam ta.

Melody

High

Bass

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Daisies White

North American

At night when I go to my bed,
I see the stars shine overhead.
They are the little Daisies white,
That dot the meadow of the night.

And often when I'm dreaming so,
Across the sky the moon will go.
She is the maiden young and fair,
Who comes to gather daisies there.

And in the morn when I arise ,
Thre's not a star left in the sky.
She's picked them up and dropped them down,
Upon the meadow of the town.

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Part 2

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Malaika

Swahili love song

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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Rílum Reálum Ró

Bímse 'stoíche 'g ól,
(I am drinking at night,)
Is bím sa ló im leaba,
(I am in bed by day,)
'S bíonn mo chroí á dhó
(And my heart is burning,)
Nuaor bhíonn mo phocaí dealbh.
(When my pockets are empty.)

Chorus

Rílum Reálum Ró,
Rílum Reálum Reálum.
Rílum Reálum Ró,
Mo chóitín córach dearg.

Tá mo stocaí 'dtigh an óil.
(My socks are in the pub,)
's mo bhróga 'dtigh a 'leanna,
(My shoes are in the ale house.)
Mo bha a' dúl 'un phón',
(My cows are going to the cattle pound,)
's gan éinne chum a gcasadh.
(And nobody to turn them back.)

Chorus

Melody

Riff

Off-beat Riff

Bass

All

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A Bio

A bio
A beyo
A bio bio bi eh ma ma
A bio bio bi eh ma ma

Melody

Response

Harmony 1

Harmony 2

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Horo Hara Dalla

Scots Gaelic waulking song

Horo hara dalla
Hini hara dalla
Horo hara dalla
Hini hanna
X2

Banda ribinin
A heest a ribinin
Banda ribinin a reela mo cheansa
X2

Melody

Bass

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Haere Mai

A Māori greeting

Haere mai
Enga iwi haere mai
Mauri amai te aroha
Kite marai eh
Mauri amai te aroha
Kite marai eh

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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Now the Sun is Rising Up

By Sammy Hurden

Oh manuway X4

Now the sun is rising up
I feel the warmth of it
In my bones and in my heart X2

Oh mi oh my omaya X4

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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Celebrons sans Cesse

Orlando de Lassus, 16th century

Celebrons sans cesse
De Dieu les bontes
De Dieu les bontes
De Dieu les bontes

Tune

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Haiku Cycle

Original Haikus by Mary White

Warm hands,
Deep in the bog reeds
Pockets of snow

Warm hands,
Deep in the bog reeds
Pockets of snow.

Snow melt
Melody floating
On the bass notes

Snow melt
Melody floating
On the bass notes

Into stillness
Held by our warm breath
Your last one

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Bele Mama

Melody

High

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Coventry Carol

Melody

Alto

Bass

Tenor

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Cuckoo

Melody

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Famba Nye Ay

Melody

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Kuleo

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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Love Can Build A Bridge

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

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Rise Land

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Po Atarau

Pō atarau e moea iho nei
E haere ana koe ki pāmamao
Haere rā ka hoki mai anō
Ki i te tau e tangi atu nei.

Translation

Now is the hour for me to say goodbye
Soon you'll be sailing far across the sea
While you're away oh please remember me
When you return you'll find me waiting here

Melody

High

Bass

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Shine

Traditional Spiritual

Chorus
Let your little light shine, shine, shine
Let it shine all night long
There may be someone down in the valley
Tryin’ to get home
(Tryin’ to get home)

Well it may be me or it may be you
It may be your brother or your sister too
There may be someone down in the valley
(Trying to get home)

Well it may be me or it may be you
It may be your Mother or your father too
There may be someone down in the valley
(Trying to get home)

Well it may be me or it may be you
It may be your Son or your daughter too
There may be someone down in the valley
(Trying to get home)

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Batonebo

A Georgian Song

Batonebo, mo-u-o-hu
Mo-u-o-hu batonebo
Mo-u-o-hu batonebo

La maziba tone bia
I-ah dava dipenio
La maziba tone bia
I-ah dava dipenio

Te tri tsvari
Dat kis jo ji
Motis si ka hinge te una
Motis si ka hinge te una

La maziba tone bia
I-ah dava dipenio
La maziba tone bia
I-ah dava dipenio

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Baby's Breath

Original poem by Caitriona Ni Threasaigh

I am baby’s breath
Not baby
My cradle does not need to be Strong
I am light
Cloud-like
Light as a feather
I do not exist in a mother’s
Arms
Only in her
Dreams

It is her nightmare
That I am not born
I do not need to suckle her
Breasts
She will not hold me and
Sing me sweet
Songs
Or worry that I’ll fall off my
Bike
And hurt my knee

My cradle does not need to be
Strong
I am light
As light as a feather

It is the woman who will not be
Mother
Whose heart weighs
A ton
It is she she needs to be
Comforted –
Not I

I am happy to remain ephemeral
And cloud-like
I rest easy in my cradle
Made of gold sticks and silk threads

I know I will not become
Flesh
My mother who might have been
Is now too old
To bear me.
We have missed our chance
Of being together
Her flesh feels the loss
Her heart knows the pain –
I do not

I am ephemeral and light
I am a thought, a wish, a desire
I have no form
I am baby’s breath
Not baby

x x x

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My Babe

A number 1 on the Billboard R&B charts in 1955 for Little Walter

My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe
Oh yeah she don't stand no cheatin', my babe
Oh yeah she don't stand no cheatin',
She don't stand none of that midnight creepin'

My babe, true little baby, my babe
My babe, I know she love me, my babe
Oh yes, I know she love me, my babe
Oh yes, I know she love me,

She don't do nothin' but kiss and hug me
My babe, true little baby, my babe
My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe
Oh no, she don't stand no cheatin', my babe

Oh no, she don't stand no cheatin',
Ev'rything she do she do so pleasin'
My babe, true little baby, my babe
My baby don't stand no foolin', my babe

Oh yeah, she don't stand no foolin', my babe
Oh yeah, she don't stand no foolin',
When she's hot there ain't no coolin'
My babe, true little baby, my babe

She's my baby (true little baby)

Melody

Bass

Middle

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All Will Be Well

A dose of radical optimism

Parts

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Motherless Child

Richie Havens famously performed a version of this at Woodstock

Melody

Bass

Middle

High

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Nanuma ~ Wimmoweh ~ Ishay Ohl Wah ~ Breathing In, Breathing Out ~ Seoín Seó ~ Over My Head ~ Ma Bouleh ~ Get On And Do It ~ We Are Going ~ I Feel Like Going On ~ Si A Hamba ~ Peace Chant ~ Artana ~ Stand By Me ~ Hyon Da ~ Om Tare ~ Ngā Iwi E (All you people) ~ Fan Ban ~ Te Aroha ~ Te Dume la Amba ~ Soon I Will Be Done With The Troubles Of The World ~ I Went Down In The River To Pray ~ Epo I Ta Ty Ay ~ Matay Aroha ~ Iona Blessing ~ The White Rose Of Athens ~ By Engena ~ I am a Tower Of Strength ~ Ehara ~ Tuli ~ Daisies White ~ Malaika ~ Rílum Reálum Ró ~ A Bio ~ Horo Hara Dalla ~ Haere Mai ~ Now the Sun is Rising Up ~ Celebrons sans Cesse ~ Haiku Cycle ~ Bele Mama ~ Coventry Carol ~ Cuckoo ~ Famba Nye Ay ~ Kuleo ~ Love Can Build A Bridge ~ Rise Land ~ Po Atarau ~ Shine ~ Batonebo ~ Baby's Breath ~ My Babe ~ All Will Be Well ~ Motherless Child

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