E Malama
We sing all parts 'E Malaama' twice;'Earth and fire...'
twice; then 'E Malaama' twiceagain.
At 2009 street-choir festival at Manchester they sang: 1st time sop;
2nd time sop+alto; 3rd time with bass then Earth and sky then E Malama
all parts.
[E malama i ka hay-ee-ow,
E malama i ka hay-ee-ow,
E malama pono i ka hay-ee-ow, E] x2
Basses - E malama E, E malama E, E malama,
E malama pono i ka hay-ee-ow, E
[Earth and sky, Sea and stone,
Hold this land in sacredness*], x2
[E malama i ka hay-ee-ow,
E malama i ka hay-ee-ow,
E malama pono i ka hay-ee-ow, E] x2
*Aternatives for 'sacredness':
'tenderness', 'gentleness',
'Earth and sky, Sea and stone,
Keep an e-qui-lib-ri-um'.
‘E’ –it shall be, ‘Malama’ –taking
care of something precious, ‘Pono’ –doing what is
right, ‘Hay-ee-ow’ – sacred place
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Other words: Change
What makes our world keep spinning round x2
Its not greed or money makes the world go round change
Bass: Change has got to come
What makes our world keep spinning round x2
People fed and housed makes the world go round change
Bass: Spread the wealth around
Doubt and fear, war and greed
Keeps us bound in chains of need
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