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Running Away

Leon Gray's full collection of Nine Matariki carols, as arranged for SATB Choirs. 

Written for community choirs looking for something that can be prepared without a long rehearsal period, these versions can be integrated into any performance celebrating Matariki, Māori New Year in Aotearoa/New Zealand; the time when the Pleiades constellation, and all it represents, can be seen most vividly in NZ skies. 

While not as challenging as the original SATB concert versions, these works offer great variety and all the colour that each of the nine stars of Matariki represent - tuneful, singable and easy to master. 

Enjoy listening and do not hesitate to get in touch if you and your choir want to sing any or all of them. Head to leongraymusic.com , drop a note in the contact form, and the sheet music is yours for free.

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This is a easy going country style track about life and one way it can be perceived.
Lyrics below.

When we’re born into this world are we innocent
Or can we live once more to learn from past mistakes
Are we born again like an early morning sunrise
That shines upon a winding river as it breaks

Or do we drift like a leaf that’s floating downstream 
Way down that river into the rapids far below
What lies ahead is it something we can only imagine
Is life a river and do we all go with the flow

Are we shaped by the people and the places that surround us
Or are we destined to be whoever we become
Can we choose or is our choice just an illusion 
Can we really take any path that comes along

Or do we drift like a leaf that’s floating downstream 
Through changing waters into the rapids far below
What lies ahead is it something we can only imagine
Is life a river and do we all go with the flow

Sink or swim they seem to be our only options
Keep our heads above the water breathe the air
Time goes by and as it does that flow gets faster 
Leading to a place only the river knows is there

And do we just drift like a leaf that’s floating downstream 
Through changing waters into the rapids waiting below
What lies ahead is it something we can only imagine
Is life a river and do we all go with the flow

Is life a river and do we all go with the flow
Is life a river and do we all go with the flow

Copyright Clive Pett 2025

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