Performed by Three Altos. www.threealtos.com
Words by Hana Senesh, music by David Zehavi.

Eli, Eli, shelo yigamer l'olam
Hachol v'hayam, rishrush shel hamayim
B'rak hashamayim, t'fillat ha'adam

My God, My God, I pray that these things never end
The sand and the sea, the rush of the waters,
The crash of the heavens, the prayer of the heart

About this song: Hana, a paratrooper who saved many Jews in Europe during WWII wrote these words: "When I feel like my world is falling apart, I look up at the sky and somehow feel comforted in seeing that it is still there." Hana was killed by the Nazis. May her prayer never end.

Eli, Eli

Performed by Three Altos. www.threealtos.com
Words and music by Elise Witt © 2001 Non Si Sa Mai Music
(www.elisewitt.com)

Translation of the Italian:
I am looking for a new harmony
The life which was mine
Grains of sand make a castle
A wave of the ocean like a hammer

In the water is where I want to live
When I hear the whales I want to follow them
At night I dream underwater
My feet are already leaving the earth

I am in harmony with the molecules
I no longer feel my skin
Between me, the sea, and the air, there is no longer any difference
The dance ends and begins

I heard an astronaut speaking on the radio
For five months he floated free
Returning to earth, even though he was happy
He felt a forgotten weight

I am looking for a new harmony
The life which was mine
Grains of sand make a castle
A wave of the ocean like a hammer
 


Una Nuova Armonia

Performed by Three Altos. www.threealtos.com
Words and music by Ruth Moody (Wailin' Jennys)
© 2004 Ruth Moody Music (www.ruthmoody.com)

One Voice

Traditional Hanukkah Song. From Sara Thomsen & Paula Pedersen's Winter Wanderings CD.  www.sarathomsen.com

Traditional Jewish prayer sung during Hanukkah

After the first Hanukkah light is kindled, the one who is doing the kindling recites 'Hanerot halalu anu madlikin' - 'We Kindle these candles,' as the remaining lights are kindled.

Hanerot, hanerot, hanerot halalu
Hanerot, hanerot, hanerot halalu
Anu madlikin, anu madlikin
Hanerot halalu, anu madlikin

Translation of the Hebrew: “We kindle these candles”

Hanukkah, Hanukkah, by this light remember
Hanukkah, Hanukkah, by this light remember
When we lived in peace, when we lived in peace
By this light remember, when we lived in peace



Hanerot Halalu

Words & music by Sara Thomsen. www.sarathomsen.com

Oh Grandmother

Oh, grandmother, are you listening?	
Oh, grandmother, are you listening?		
Oh, grandmother, I’m calling you		
Oh, grandmother, I’m calling you

Oh, the night is so long, the night is so dark!
Will you sing me a song, will you kindle a spark?
How did you find your way through the dark of the night
To the light of the new day?
How did you find your way through the dark of the night
To the light of the day?

Oh, granddaughter, I am listening
Oh, granddaughter, I am listening
Oh, granddaughter, I’m calling you
Oh, granddaughter, I’m calling you

When the night is so long, the night is so dark!
I will sing you a song, may it kindle a spark
And you will find your way through the dark of the night
To the light of the new day
And you will find your way through the dark of the night
To the light of the day

© 2011 Sara Thomsen
www.sarathomsen.com


Oh Grandmother

Words & music by Sara Thomsen

Little One

Hey, there, little one
Your life has just begun
You’re learning how to cry
You’re learning how to smile
You are a blessed one
You are a holy one

Oh, child, may loving arms
Surround and keep you warm
There as you learn to crawl
To catch you when you fall
And may you learn to stand
Held by a loving hand

Hey, there, little one
Your life has just begun
You’re learning how to walk
You’re learning how to talk
You are a blessed one
You are a holy one

Oh, running, dancing child
May your heart stay free and wild
And as your days unfold
May your hopes and dreams be told
And may your voice be heard
and held as holy word

Hey there, little one
The moon, the stars, the sun
The hills and valleys low
The trees and flowers know
We are all blessed ones
We are all holy ones

© 1999 Sara Thomsen
www.sarathomsen.com

Little One

Written by Pauline Marden & Joan Baez © Polygram Music
Recorded by Sara Thomsen on her Arise CD (1995)

Tears In My Eyes

The Longest Night

Earth Moves In A Mysterious Way

© 2008 Sara Thomsen   www.sarathomsen.com   

Come gather round people, I’ve a story to tell
‘Bout a woman from Texas who could raise some hell
She said go into your kitchen grab a pot, grab a pan
And get out on the street and start a “raise a ruckus” band

Soup pot, stew pot soufflé pan
Grab a wooden spoon and start a-stirring up a plan
First rule of holes: when you’re in one stop diggin’
Stop the war! Get in the street and start jiggin’

Shake it up! Come on people would ya raise a little hell
Shake it up! You know things are not going so well
If you don’t make a noise no one’s gonna hear a sound
We are the people who will turn this place around

She’d say, “There’s somethin’ ‘bout politics I came to preach today
I’m very, very serious about what I’m gonna say
Y’all need to have more fun and celebration
And to do it you just have to exercise imagination

Lord, Lord, let your laughter ring forth!
Deep down in the south! Way up in the north!
Beloveds, be odd, outrageous freedom fighters
We are the people!  We are the deciders.

Loosen up! Have a good time and do it with style!
Loosen up! A little cre-a-tivity might make you smile
Fightin’ for freedom your work is never done
It’s a long hard road! Don’t you forget to have fun

When it’s looking dark and gloomy and you need a little cheer
Another crook or crony telling lies and spreadin’ fear
Hatch a clever joke and just be-devil the do-badders
Raise some hell! Raise some kick-ass kitchen clatter

Soup pot, stew pot soufflé pan
Grab a wooden spoon and start a-stirring up a plan
I reckon that’s all, yours truly, Molly Ivins
Stop the war! Get in the street and start jivin’

Shake it up! Come on people would ya raise a little hell
Shake it up! You know things are not going so well
If you don’t make a noise no one’s gonna hear a sound
We are the people who will turn this place around

© 2008 Sara Thomsen   
www.sarathomsen.com   



The Ballad Of Molly Ivins

Sara Thomsen

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