A fun greeting song created for my Song Village community - and for everyone to enjoy. Once my participants get the hang of it, I invite them to walk around and sing one whole round to one person, then to another, and so on and so forth. Harmonies can be improvised. All for fun!

Lyrics:

You belong here in this place
You belong here in this place
Oh I see you
And I see you seeing me to

I belong here in this place
I belong here in this place
Oh I see you
And I see you seeing me too

I belong here in this place - repeat 3 or 4 times

Heather Houston
© June 2022

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You Belong Here - Heather Houston

A simple round in honor of the sunshine that lifts us up. 

Morning light, wake me
Show me the beauty all around
Midday sun, bathe me
Lift me up from the ground
Evening light, hold me
Take me home, take me home

Morning Light

Shosholoza From Zimbabwe

"Shosholoza" is an Nguni song that was sung by the mixed tribes of miners mining gold in South Africa. It is a mix of Zulu and Ndebele words and can have various other South African languages thrown in depending on the singers. It was sung by African workers that were working in the South African mines in a call and response style. As the miners sang, their spirits were lifted. 

The lyrics of the song refer to the steam trains that used to carry migrant miners from Zimbabwe to South Africa. But as the melody suggests, the song is really about hope. Literally, Shosholoza means “go forward” in the Ndebele language. In the late 20th century, anti-apartheid activists found the song inspiring and used it to keep up their hopes. Then, when apartheid fell, the song became a vehicle for national reconciliation. As depicted in the movie “Invictus,” South Africans of all backgrounds joined together in singing Shosholoza in willing their team to victory in the 1995 rugby World Cup. Today, Shosholoza is an unofficial South African national anthem and reminds us that change is possible.

So fun to sing!!! 

This song is in the public domain. 

Lyrics:
Shosholoza
Kulezo ntaba
Stimbela siphubme South Africa
Wen' uyabaleka
Kulezo ntaba
Stimbela siphubme South Africa

Translation: 
Go forward
You are meandering on those mountains
The train is from South Africa

You accelerate
you accelerate
on those mountains
The train is from South Africa

Shosholoza - All Parts

An inspirational multi-layered song about opening to the love and trusting in the Source. 

© Heather Houston 2018
All Rights Reserved 

As always, you are welcome to sing and share my songs. If you need practice tracks for your, please visit my Public Song Library:
https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/sisters-in-harmony-song-library/

Part 1: Opening to the love, trusting in the Source, moving with the flow of the water.

Part 2: Listen Deeply

Part 3 & 4: Let the light shine in, Hallelujah 

Part 4: All is well, let the light shine in

Let the Light Shine In - All Parts

This fun little ditty flowed through on a Monday morning (big surprise, I know) when I was pressuring myself to get the whole week's worth of tasks completed on Monday morning. It also works well to sing "January" in the month of January. Enjoy! 

I like to get everyone moving around and mixing their voices in the center. 

As always, you are welcome to sing and share my songs. 
To learn the individual parts to this song, please visit my Public Song Library:
https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/sisters-in-harmony-song-library/

Lyrics: 
Part 1: You don't have to get everything done on Monday morning, take a deep breath and tune in to your heart.

Part 2: Don't take yourself so seriously, lighten the load, there's beauty to see. 

Part 3: Let it go, and learn to delegate.

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© Heather Houston 2018
All rights reserved

The Monday Morning Song - Heather Houston (All Parts)

This beautiful chant from Nigeria is sung in the Yoruba language. A favorite to sing with my Shruti box layering in harmonies as we go. 

Arrangement by Heather Houston
To learn the individual parts to this song, please visit my Public Song Library:
https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/sisters-in-harmony-song-library/

This song is in the public domain.

Meaning: 
God's good work will never be destroyed. I like to think of it as the Creator's beautiful work lives on for eternity.

Lyrics:

Ise oluwa
Kole baje oh
Ise oluwa
Kole baje oh
Kole baje oh
Kole baje oh
Ise oluwa
Kole baje oh

Ise Oluwa - All Parts - Key of B flat

The Earth Delights - Heather Houston

Original Poetry by Khalil Gibran

A beautiful reminder of the intimate dance we do with the more than human world. This has been a favorite quote of mine for over 20 years, and I woke up one morning this Spring with this sweet little melody moving through. I love the syncopation of the harmonies. It's so fun to play with the rhythm of this one. A fun challenge for my circles of singing women, and yours! 

To learn the individual parts to this song, please visit my Public Song Library:
https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/sisters-in-harmony-song-library/

© 2019 Heather Houston
All rights reserved

Lyrics:

The earth delights to feel your bare feet
And the wind longs to play with your hair.

The Earth Delights - All Parts

The ethereal voices of Yala Lati meet the colorful voice of Heather Houston for a rainbow of sonic delight! Calling you home to the sacred circle of sisterhood, this album is a symphony for the innermost tendrils of the heart. 

We are sisters of the moon 
And daughters of the sun
We are mothers of the world
Our voices they are one
We are lovers of the earth 
and guardians of the land
We are weavers of the dream 
Together we are standing

For parts to these songs, please visit Heather's public song library at:
https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/sisters-in-harmony-song-library/

12 - Re - Wild My Soul

Lyrics:

Part 1
I am enough, I am more that enough 
I am enough, I am more that enough 
I am enough, I am more that enough 
And I'm reclaiming my power

Part 2
There is room enough for me to be
Exactly who I was born to be
And I will set my true gifts free
'Cause I'm reclaiming my power

Part 3
I'm a unique expression of the Divine
And I am here to let my spirit shine!

© Heather Houston
03/23/2020
all rights reserved

I Am Enough by Heather Houston

This song moved through me, for you, for all of us on Easter 2020. What you are hearing is the song in raw form, unrehearsed, first time I ever sang it, recorded on my iPhone. I have no time or need or desire to perfect anything. May it be an invitation for you, as it was for me, to pause in the perfection of the present moment. 

You can find the practice tracks on my website. www.heatherhoustonmusic.com

Lyrics

Right here now, in this present moment,
right here now, I am singing
Right here now in this present moment,
right here now, I am breathing

Pause with the exhale, let go surrender

All is well, I am held in the arms of Love
​​​​​​​All is well, I am held by the One

Right here now, this is holy ground
Right here now, this is sacred sound

© Heather Houston
04/2020
All rights reserved

Right Here Now by Heather Houston (all parts)

A tribute to our beautiful Mother Earth. This one flowed through on a warm Spring day with the energy of gratitude in my heart! Sung in a round. 

Lyrics:
Oh Mama Gaia
Oh Mama Gaia
Oh Mama Gaia
We sing our praise to you!

Mama Gaia - Heather Houston

Heather is passionate about freeing voices, uplifting hearts, and transforming lives through the power of singing. She is not only a successful recording artist, but spreads her magic through her Yala Lati women’s choir, her 20 plus years of international song circle leading, and her on-line coaching and training programs. Heather is in the recording studio working on two new albums of original material.

Shosholoza - All Parts

Heather Houston

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