| Product Number | 7942 |
|---|---|
| Composer/Arranger | Roustom, Kareem |
| Text Author | Barakat, Ibtisam |
| Voicing & Instruments | SSA, Piano |
| Difficulty | Moderately Difficult |
| Topics (Secular) | Multicultural |
| Popular Choral Searches | Multi-Movement Work: up to 15 min |
| Duration | 12:45 |
| Publisher | E. C. Schirmer Music Company |
This work by Syrian-American composer Kareem Roustom was commissioned by the Boston Children's Chorus, December, 2007.
1. "I write for my heart / Has become a country / And I want all people / To live in it."
2. "I live my life / In two alphabets / On the line / Arabic runs / From right to left On the line / English runs / From left to right..."
3. "Tell me who you are / And what your heart loves / I will tell you who I am and / Who my father was..."
This piece is sung mostly in English. The edition includes a pronunciation guide for the Arabic words which occur incidentally.
1. "I write for my heart / Has become a country / And I want all people / To live in it."
2. "I live my life / In two alphabets / On the line / Arabic runs / From right to left On the line / English runs / From left to right..."
3. "Tell me who you are / And what your heart loves / I will tell you who I am and / Who my father was..."
This piece is sung mostly in English. The edition includes a pronunciation guide for the Arabic words which occur incidentally.