I am taught to live in respet or Mother Earth In indigenous soieties, e told that Natural La is the highest la, higher than the la made y nations, states, muniipalities and the World Bank Mir urde eigeraht, voll Respekt ür Mutter Erde zu leen In unserer Stammeskultur lernen ir, dass das Naturgesetz das höhste Gesetz darstellt, höher als Gesetze von Nationen, Staaten, Städten und der Weltank Winona LaDuke (White Earth reservation in Northern Minnesota): rom her Statement at the nited Nations ourth World Conerene on Women, Beiing, China, August 31, 1995 The Earth is My Mother The point o departure or The Earth is My Mother is a moti rom a Navao Indian song 2, hih the omposer employs to develop urther poerul elements They in turn omine ith reited text 7 and arhai drum rhythms 6 to orm a highly expressive omposition The seven asi ompositional elements: Zentraler Ausgangspunkt von The Earth is My Mother ist ein Motiv aus einem Lied der Navao-Indianer 2 Aus diesem entikelt der Komponist eitere ausdruksstarke Elemente, die sih mit dem rezitierten Sprehtext 7 und arhaishen Trommelrhythmen 6 zu einer expressiven Komposition verdihten Die sieen grundlegenden kompositorishen Elemente: 1 - a - e! - a - e! (Pronoune "Mh-oh-ah-eh", sing ith an arhai "earth sound") 2 The earth is my moth -er, e must take o her, the earth is my moth -er, all 3 J J (stamp) -nite my peo - ple, u-nite my peo - ple! J J J J -nite my peo - ple, 4 J J J J J J J J J -nite! My peo-ple, u-nite! My peo-ple, u-nite! My peo-ple, otokopieren grundsätzlih gesetzlih veroten Photoopying this opyright material is ILLEGAL Copyright 2003 Helling Austria: Kaplanstrasse 9, 6063 Rum/Innsruk GERMANY: PO Box 100754, 73707 Esslingen rights reserved
5 6 J J J J J J -nite, u-nite, ome on, J J J J J J u-nite, u-nite, ome on, J J J J J J J u-nite, u-nite, ome on, 7 To statements y Native Amerians, to e reited y a speaker reely to B and L : 7 Zei Texte von Indianern, die von einem Spreher zu den Teilen B und L rei gesprohen erden: B Speaker 1 The earth is our mother rom her e get our lie and our aility to live It is our responsiility to or our mother and in aring or our mother, e or ourselves rom the Beiing Delaration o Indigenous Women at the N ourth Word Conerene on Women 1995 Aus der Peking-Erklärung eingeorener rauen der 4 N-Welt-rauen-Konerenz 1995 L Speaker 2 We, the ive-ingered eings, the spiritual eings, ather Sky, Mother Earth, and nature We all relatives We annot leave our relations ehind! Betty Tso, traditional Navao Betty Tso vom Stamm der Navao-Indianer Rehearsal notes Choral perormane o the piee starts ith a arm-up phase omprising elements 1 6, hih to e sung and aompanied y rhythmial ody movement Together ith an emotional ous on the theme o the piee, these voal/ody arm-ups the key to an expressive interpretation Proenhineise Bei der Eritung des Stükes im Chor erden zu Beginn die musikalishen Elemente 1 6 als Warm-ups gesungen soie rhythmish und eegungsmäßig umgesetzt Diese oal-/ Body- Warm-ups ie auh die emotionale Einstimmung au das Thema des Stükes sind eine ihtige Basis ür die ausdruksstarke Interpretation Copyright 2003 Helling, Rum/Innsruk Esslingen rights reserved
A Expressive, ith a slo odymovement a - e a - e B a - e a - e a - e a - e *) speaker 1 a - e a - e The a - e J a - e The J J C J J a - - - e e must take o her, the a - - - e J J J J J J J e must take o her, the J J the Earth Is My Mother sat a appella, speaker and Drums Words:Lilly C Olsen ased on a native Amerian theme Musi: Lorenz Maierhoer ased on a native Amerian theme s A t Piano/Klavier (or rehearsal) q» a66 4 Copyright 2003 Helling, Rum/Innsruk Esslingen rights reserved Lyris: Lilly C Olsen Musi: Lorenz Maierhoer ased on a Native Amerian Theme The Earth is My Mother
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7 J J -nite, my peo - ple, e must take o her, the J J J J J J J J So ome on: J J J G J -nite, u-nite, ome on, -nite, u-nite, ome on, J u-nite, u-nite, ome on, u-nite, u-nite, ome on, J u-nite, u-nite, ome on, u-nite, u-nite, ome on, Mm - - o - - - - nite, u - nite, a - - - e u - nite, u - nite, Mm - - o - - - u - nite, u - nite, a - e u - nite, u-nite Copyright 2003 Helling, Rum/Innsruk Esslingen rights reserved
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J a - - - - e 9 The J e must take o her, the Πa - - - - e J J J J J J J J J The e must take o her, the J J ΠJ Mm - - - - o - - - Mm - - - - o - - - J J a - - - e a - - - e K ery expressive Copyright 2003 Helling, Rum/Innsruk Esslingen rights reserved
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