What an amazing ride into music creative awesomeness. Great originality. Cheers.

Composed by Ann-Sofi Söderqvist
Performed by ASJO (Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Jazz Orchestra)
Vocals: Lena Swanberg
Trombone solo: Lisa Bodelius
Record: The Story of Us (PBRCD002) - Released August 19:th 2013
Label: Pitch Blue Records 
http://www.pitchbluerecords.com
http://www.asjo.nu/
http://www.annsofisoderqvist.com/
CD available at http://www.pluggedrecords.com/cd/jazz/asjo-ann-sofi-soderqvist-jazz-orchestra.html

Dedicated to the spring flowers of Utøya, Norway

Lyrics:

Oh, Mother, let me always choose love.
Oh, Mother, give me strength to choose love.
Through every moment, every hardship, I want to choose love.
Always love.
Love is all.

One summer day in July darkness came to visit.
An angry heart with an angry mind.
Innocent blood under the sun.

Why, oh why, oh why was this allowed?
Why, oh why, oh why was this allowed?

When hate seems like the answer, let me seek grace.
When grandeur seems like the right choice, let me be plain.

Righteous men with high and mighty ideas,
guns in their hands and a frightened child
hidden in the corner of the eye.

Angry hearts block the light, obstruct the view.
Angry hearts turn the world into grey.

Oh, give me, give me courage to choose light.
Even when light seems far away.
Lead me to that place in my heart always unbroken.
Oh, help me find that place unbroken.

Oh, Mother, let me always choose love.
Oh, Mother, give me strength to choose love.
Through every moment, every hardship, I want to choose love.
In honor of the spring flowers never allowed to blossom, let me plant hope.
Let me plant light.
Let me plant love.
Love is all.

Prayer

Composer,arranger, trumpet player. 
Teacher of composition and arranging at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
Leader of the bigband ASJO - Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Jazz Orchestra. The band exclusively plays original music by Ann-Sofi.


Prayer

Ann-Sofi Söderqvist

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