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Chants
and
Project developed by
Mark Howarth
of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus
1.
Ruth Huber
2.
Calamus
3.
4.
Dame Round
5.
6.
Don't Give Up
7.
Dusting Round
8.
Susan Haugh
9.
Hayom
Chris Tackett
Arthur Durkee
Kim Kuda
Pasquale Tassone
Randi Rexroth
Becky Reardon
Pasquale Tassone
10.
How to Vote
11.
I Don't Fit
12.
13.
Irish Toast, An
14.
15.
Oatmeal
16.
17.
18.
Pride Parade
19.
20.
Chris Tackett
21.
Chris Tackett
22.
Understand
Arthur Durkee
23.
Justine Koontz
24.
Becky Reardon
Jane Ramseyer Miller
J. David Moore
Martin J. Wimmer
Chris Tackett
Ruth Huber
Jane Ramseyer Miller
Anne M. Guzzo
Pasquale Tassone
Brad Kemp
4
& b 4 j
..
&b
rise
breath
&b
and
j J
and
sing,
ing
and
voice
be heard,
with
3
give
ev - 'ry
mean - ing
to
the
word.
mu - sic
fill
the
A - rise, let
sound
let
A - rise!
&b
re - ech - o - ing
ev
'ry
air,
.
where.
ring -
j ..
Calamus
a round in 4 parts
Music by Arthur Durkee
Lyrics by Walt Whitman
from the Calamus section of Leaves of Grass
1
4
&4
These I
sing - ing
in spring
&
&
This
the
shall
Picked a - long
pond - side
fear - ing
hence - forth
be
the
to
col - lect
for
lov - ers
not
the
wet
ken
of
com - rades
&
I
will
give
to
them
that
love
as
am
lov
ing.
..
4
& 4 ..
Pink, green,
red, blue,
&
j j
col - ors of our rain - bow
j
j
The
. .
J
J
..
for Pride.
CODA
The
&
col - ors
&
col - ors
of our
of
our
lives.
lives.
The
The
col-ors
col-ors
of
our
of
our
The
lives.
ww
w
lives.
For more of this composer's work visit the Providence Gay Men's Chorus website
and listen to sound clips www.provgmc.org,
or contact the composer at kimkuda1962@yahoo.com
Copyright 2012 by KAK Productions. All rights reserved.
Permission to print and perform this work is granted to non-profit organizations by the copyright
owner. No fees are associated with its use, provided that any printed program credits the composer(s)
in the following manner:
The Colors of Our Lives by Kim Kuda.
The Composer does not grant permission for recording, broadcasting, arranging, adaptations or
performance for commercial or for-profit use. Permission for such use, or other uses not listed here,
must be obtained from the copyright holder.
1. Dame Round
from Three Tongue-Twisting Rounds
a round in 3 parts
Music by Pasquale Tassone
Traditional Lyrics
q = 96
& b 24 J
My
&b
dame
b
&
dame
hath
hath
lame
tame
crane
that
is
lame.
crane
crane.
My
3
j
2
Feed
j j
Pray
gen - tle
a - gain.
4
& 4 ..
Do - na no - bis
pa
..
pa - cem.
Don't Give Up
a round in 3 parts
Music and lyrics by Becky Reardon
Swing q = 120
1
### 4
&
4
Don't
&
###
j
.
give
j
.
up.
Give
Find
&
###
w
Flow,
a - no - ther
put
n j
may
you
a lit - tle
j
.
to your - self.
flex
in your
way
n j n j .
### w
&
plan.
j
n
nev - er
stop
flow - ing.
2. Dusting Round
from Three Tongue-Twisting Rounds
a round in 3 parts
Music by Pasquale Tassone
Traditional Lyrics
h. = 44
b 3
&b 4
A
b
& b .
ter
maid
with
dus
.
ter
Dus - ting
a bust in the
hall.
j
b
&b
Made a
fu - ri - ous blus -
dust - ed, the bust it was bust - ed. The bust it was dust,
that's all.
### 3
&
4 .
&
###
with G,
with G,
and
me!
Hayom
a round in 6 parts
Music by Chris Tackett
Lyrics from Psalm 95
Flowing three (not fast) q = 76
1
3
&b 4
Ha
3
&b
yom
ha
ko
lo
tish
ma
&b
yom
yom
im
ha
ha
yom
How to Vote
a round in 2 parts
Music & lyrics by Jane Ramseyer Miller
# 4
& 4
I
#
&
.
how
to vote.
>
>
But, I
need you
to
>
know
>
will!
10
I Don't Fit
a round in 2 parts
Music by Becky Reardon
Lyrics by Jean Thompson and Becky Reardon
Triplet swing q = 116
1
# 4
& 4
don't
fit.
#
& j j
2
fit,
or ev -er
Ne - ver have,
to it, but
ne - ver will.
. j
I don't
be - long.
11
12
& b 8 .
I
love
& b .
I
3
& b .
j
.
love
the Dykes
and
love
&b
j
.
j
.
love
love
when
all
the lights
are low.
da - da - da!
12
An Irish Toast
a round in 4 parts
Music by J. David Moore
Traditional Irish Lyrics
q. = 52
## 6
& 8
May you
&
## .
Slow
&
##
..
.
be
poor
j j
rich
in bless - ings,
noth - ing
.
quick
but
to make friends,
this
day
And
Fine
for - ward.
j
.
May you be
13
..
# 6
& # 8 ..
j
j
j
.
j
j
j
&
##
.
free!
&
##
.
J
J
j
.
J J
j
j
J .
crazily
j sarcastically
.
J
J
.
.
J
Coda
&
##
Part 4 sings
No
&
##
No
j
.
j
.
add Part 3
add Part 2
No
j
.
It's
j
... ...
.
like
(or "girls" or
"women", etc.)
..
..
guys!
14
Oatmeal
a round in 3 parts
Music & lyrics by Chris Tackett
Bright, sunny one (raisins optional)
1
3
&4
&
Boil
Stir
Add
brown
su
gar,
milk
or
the stove.
& .
the oats.
.
soft.
..
15
# 4 j %.
& 4 . .
Our
.
J
voic - es
# 4
& 4 ..
j .
&
&
&
&
#
#
#
j
.. .. ..
Fine
voic -es
j
..
our
..
Our
j
.. ..
voic -es
.. ..
j
..
win
Our voic - es
.. .. n
our
..
J
j
.. .. ..
Our voic - es
voic - es
.. ..
. .
.. ..
Our
voic - es
our voic - es
.
J
Our voic - es
#
&
j .
.
16
&
&
&
# .
.
#
#
j
.. ..
free- dom,
our voic-es
..
J
..
our
voic - es
&
&
&
# .
.
#
#
voic-es
win
j
..
j
..
J
j
&
&
#
#
voic - es
&
# j
change
..
our voic - es
our
D.S. al Fine
..
..
Our
j
.. ..
free- dom,
Our voic - es
..
Our
song.
3
&b 4
&b
spires our
&b
Shan - ti,
tress- es
muse.
Peace,
You
Sha - lom.
.
-
We
ho
.
-
nor
in -
sic.
Na - ma - ste,
you.
17
Pride Parade
a round in 4 parts
Music by Anne M. Guzzo
Lyrics by Bonnie A. Robinson
With elegance {q = c 110}
1
F
4
& 4 #
El - bow
El - bow
f 3
&
j
.
& #
.
.
.
J
El - bow
.
J
El - bow
* substitute relevant P-flag type phrases: "I love my trans son!," "I love my Bi Dad!," "I love my two moms", "I love my queer dog!" etc.
love
my gay son!*
love
&
vroom,
&
oonce
rum - ble - ah
oonce
oonce
oonce
rum - ble - ah
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
oonce
j
j j j
rum - ble - ah
&
j
.
vrrrrr - ooom!
oonce
oonce
oonce
j j j j
18
a round in 4 parts
Music by Pasquale Tassone
Traditional Lyrics
q. = 60
3
&8
j
j
#
Round and round the rag - ged rock the rag - ged
3
&
j j
j
round and round the rag - ged rock the rag - ged ras - cal ran, he ran.
&
round and
&
round and
round
and
.
round;
Round
and
round the
Round and
ras - cal he
ran.
b 4
&b b 4
j
.
j
.
Sing, oh sing a song of joy and peace, sing a song of love and joy and peace.
bb
& b
j
.
Sing, oh sing a song of joy and peace, sing a song of love and joy and peace.
3
b
&b b
Sing,
bb
sing,
sing
out loud.
Sing,
sing
strong and
proud.
& b
Sing,
sing,
Sing,
sing
strong and
proud.
..
b 2
&b 2
These
3
b
&b
dead
b
& b ..
things
know:
The
go
on
liv - ing
These
things
liv - ing go
on
liv - ing
with
them.
and the
..
know.
21
Understand
a round in 3 parts
Music & lyrics by Arthur Durkee
### 6 .
&
4 .
1
Un - der -stand
###
&
Un - der -stand
we dare to speak.
Un - der - stand
.. w .
w.
22
## 4
j
& 4 . j .
1
j
.
et em- i - tte c - li - us
lu - cis tu - ae ra - di - um.
Translation: Come, Holy Spirit, And send out from heaven Your radiant light.
23
# 4
& # 4 j
We'll sing
to - ge - ther
to - day,
We'll sing
to - ge - ther
al - ways.
24