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{{Editor|Chris Hutchings|2018-04-14}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|2|59}}{{Copy|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial}} | {{Editor|Chris Hutchings|2018-04-14}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|2|59}}{{Copy|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|In B minor. Range of lower part: low A# to middle A natural. Range of upper part: low B to upper D. If you need a transposed or bass clef score please contact the composer. This is released under Creative Commons Non-Commercial license.}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''The Wall''}} | |||
{{Composer|Chris Hutchings}} | {{Composer|Chris Hutchings}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Chris Hutchings}} | {{Lyricist|Chris Hutchings}} | ||
{{Voicing|2|SA, TB|SA, TB, or mixed}} | {{Voicing|2|SA, TB|SA, TB, or mixed|add= or mixed}} | ||
{{Genre|Secular|Other}} | {{Genre|Secular|Other}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{ | {{Pub|1|2017}} | ||
{{Descr|"The Wall" is a protest song about the refugee crisis. | |||
Free under Creative Commons as part of #choirsagainstracism. | Free under Creative Commons as part of #choirsagainstracism. | ||
Please use this piece to raise funds or awareness for refugees or anti-racism causes. | Please use this piece to raise funds or awareness for refugees or anti-racism causes.}} | ||
{{#ExtWeb: | |||
http://www.hutchingsmusic.co.uk/choirsagainstracism/}} | |||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English| | {{Text|English| | ||
They crossed the borders to get here; | They crossed the borders to get here; | ||
they crossed the lines they could not see; | they crossed the lines they could not see; | ||
They wanted all they could get here, | They wanted all they could get here, | ||
A job, a life, to just breathe free; | A job, a life, to just breathe free; | ||
A wall, we said, a great big beautiful wall, | A wall, we said, a great big beautiful wall, | ||
with cameras, concrete, steel and razor wire, | with cameras, concrete, steel and razor wire, | ||
Will keep them out; we'll keep them out; | Will keep them out; we'll keep them out; | ||
they won't get past our wall. | they won't get past our wall. | ||
They crossed the ocean to get here, | They crossed the ocean to get here, | ||
they fled the bombs that we had sold; | they fled the bombs that we had sold; | ||
Their craft was toss'd on the tempest, | Their craft was toss'd on the tempest, | ||
A huddled mass packed in the hold; | A huddled mass packed in the hold; | ||
Our laws, we said, our shifting, complex laws, | Our laws, we said, our shifting, complex laws, | ||
an order from the President himself, (OR: "a labyrinth of documents and words") | an order from the President himself, (OR: "a labyrinth of documents and words") | ||
will keep them out; we'll keep them out; | will keep them out; we'll keep them out; | ||
they won't get past our laws. | they won't get past our laws. | ||
They passed through horror to get here, | They passed through horror to get here, | ||
Fled dangers they could not ignore; | Fled dangers they could not ignore; | ||
They saw our lights in the distance, | They saw our lights in the distance, | ||
A lamp beside a golden door; | A lamp beside a golden door; | ||
Our hearts, we said, our harden'd, thankless hearts, | Our hearts, we said, our harden'd, thankless hearts, | ||
with kindness and compassion hammer'd out of them, | with kindness and compassion hammer'd out of them, | ||
Will keep them out; we'll keep them out; | Will keep them out; we'll keep them out; | ||
they won't get to our hearts. | they won't get to our hearts. | ||
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- (Posted 2018-04-14) CPDL #49331:
- Editor: Chris Hutchings (submitted 2018-04-14). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 59 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
- Edition notes: In B minor. Range of lower part: low A# to middle A natural. Range of upper part: low B to upper D. If you need a transposed or bass clef score please contact the composer. This is released under Creative Commons Non-Commercial license.
General Information
Title: The Wall
Composer: Chris Hutchings
Lyricist: Chris Hutchings
Number of voices: 2vv Voicings: SA or TB, or mixed
Genre: Secular, Unknown
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 2017
Description: "The Wall" is a protest song about the refugee crisis.
Free under Creative Commons as part of #choirsagainstracism.
Please use this piece to raise funds or awareness for refugees or anti-racism causes.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
They crossed the borders to get here;
they crossed the lines they could not see;
They wanted all they could get here,
A job, a life, to just breathe free;
A wall, we said, a great big beautiful wall,
with cameras, concrete, steel and razor wire,
Will keep them out; we'll keep them out;
they won't get past our wall.
They crossed the ocean to get here,
they fled the bombs that we had sold;
Their craft was toss'd on the tempest,
A huddled mass packed in the hold;
Our laws, we said, our shifting, complex laws,
an order from the President himself, (OR: "a labyrinth of documents and words")
will keep them out; we'll keep them out;
they won't get past our laws.
They passed through horror to get here,
Fled dangers they could not ignore;
They saw our lights in the distance,
A lamp beside a golden door;
Our hearts, we said, our harden'd, thankless hearts,
with kindness and compassion hammer'd out of them,
Will keep them out; we'll keep them out;
they won't get to our hearts.
- Alternate lyrics are provided in bars 25-27 in case the ones given are not appropriate to your country. If you're in the USA, please use the upper lyrics if possible.