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Carol Barnett

www.carolbarnett.netBEADY EYES PUBLISHING

MY PEOPLE ARE RISING

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My People Are Rising

My people are rising; my people are rising,with olive branches and song, they are waking;the earth underneath their marching is shaking.

My people are rising! They are no longer crouching;they are no longer stooping;

and they are not hungry for bread alone.…

My people are rising; they are shaking offwhat has bound them, and their bonds scatter like moths.

…My Sanameyn, my Jeezah, my Inkhel are rising, bless them;

…My Banyas is rising and my Homs is rising; bless them.

My Duma is marching in the streets and my Latakia is marching; bless them.My Qamishlo,

…My Idlib…my Hama is marching; bless them.

…I see them mustering unarmed, Kurd and Assyrian and Arab and Ghajar, bless them.

Christian and Alawite and Druze, bless them, Sunni and Shia and Ismailia, bless them;tribe and tent and house and clan, bless them.

…My people are rising. A blessing on my people.

They stand before tanks unarmed and they fall under bullets while calling,"The earth is big enough for all of us! Let us have a little of it too! The earth is big!"

And as they bleed out on the cement in the street where they played as children, their blood mixes with rain and runs off

into the big, big earth for which they longed.

And the young Horani said, as he lay dying that March day in Daraa City,in the pool of rain mixed with his blood,

"It's worth it to have lived these last moments free."…

I hear his words, and his blood runs into the soil of my darkdark heart like the rain of this springtime in Syria.

by Mohja Kahf (used with permission)

duration: c. 7:15

composer’s note

I first heard this text in a 2016 BBC podcast; it is part of a longer work by Mohja Kahf entitled “My People Are Rising: An unfinished poem begun in Spring 2011 for an unfinished Revolution begun in March 2011.” It spoke

so viscerally of the tragic events in Syria that it was impossible for me to imagine setting it with Western harmonies. And so began an exploration of Arabic music, with its quarter-tone scales, its lack of vertical chordal

structure, its abundantly ornamented heterophony. Since quarter-tones are not a part of our Western choral training, I opted to temper the scales a bit (resulting in a fair number of augmented seconds) and add a violin to the melodic mix for pitch support. The voices and violin are accompanied by a doumbek player, who is highly

encouraged to improvise; the written notation is only there as a guide.

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IPA pronunciation guide

Sanameynsanamen

Jeezahʒiza

Inkhelˈɪnxɶl

Banyasbænjæs

Homshɔms

Dumadumə

Latakialɛtakiə

Qamishlokɒmiʃlo

Idlibɪdlɪb

Hamahɑmɑ

Ghajarɣaʒaɾ

Druze (Drooze)dɹuz

Ismailiaɪsma-ɪliə

Horanihʊɾani

Daraa Citydaɾa-aˈ

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My People Are RisingCarol Barnett

poem © 2011 Mohja Kahfmusic © 2017 Carol Barnett

Mohja Kahf

Jointly commissioned by Elektra Women's Choir, Morna Edmundson, Artistic Director; Canzona Women's Ensemble, Jill Anderson and Cricket Handler, Artistic Directors; and Peninsula Women's Chorus, Martín Benvenuto, Artistic Director.

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œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ‰ Jœ

jœ œ jœ œb œ Jœ ‰ œ œ Jœ ‰Ha ma is march ing; bless them,

jœ .œ œ jœ‰

œ œ jœ ‰Ha ma; bless them,

jœ-œ jœ. œb œ. œ œb .

Jœ- œ

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ‰ Jœ

.œ œ œ œ œJœ ‰

bless them,

.œ œ œ œ œ jœ‰

bless them,

.œ œ œ œ œJœ

.œ œ œæ

œ

Ó œ œ œJœ ‰

bless them.

œb œN œ jœ ‰ Óbless them,

œb œN œJœ ‰

œ œ œJœ

Ͼ

œ œæ

œ

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ã

Vln.

Doum.

S

A

98

œb œN œ jœ ‰ Óbless them.

98 œb œN œJœ ‰ œb œN œ jœ ‰

98

œ œ œ œlight fill

Œ ‰ Jœb œ œI see them

Œ ‰ Jœb œ œI see them

œb œN œ jœ ‰ Ó

œ œ œ œ

(time)

p

p

p

p

.œb œ œ œ œb œ œ Jœ ‰mus ter ing un armed,

.œb œ œ œ œb œ œ Jœ ‰mus ter ing un armed,

Ó ‰ œb - jœb

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ

Ó Œ ‰ jœ...and

œ œ œ .œ œb œKurd and As syr i an,

œ Œ Œ ‰ jœ.

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ

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ã

Vln.

Doum.

S

A

102

œ œ œ œ œb œA rab and Gha jar,

102

œ- ‰ jœ. œ- œb Œ

102

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ

Ó ‰ œb -jœ

bless them.

‰ œ- jœ Óbless them.

‰œ-

Jœ ‰œb -

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ‰ Jœ

P

P

P

jœ œ jœ .œ œb œ œChrist ian and A la wite and

œ œ ‰ jœjœ ‰ jœ.

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ

‰ œ- jœ Ó...bless them,

œ jœ ‰ ‰ œb -jœ

Druze, bless them,

‰œ œb œ-

Jœ ‰œb œ œ-

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ

F

F

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S

A

106

.œ jœ .œb jœSun ni, Shi a,

‰ œ jœ ‰ œb jœSun ni, Shi a,

106

Jœ. œ- ‰ jœb . œ- ‰

106

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ

‰ jœ œ œ .œ œb œIs ma i li a,

‰ jœ œ œ .œ œb œIs ma i li a,

‰ Jœ. ‰ Jœ Jœ ‰ Œ

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ

jœb jœNœ jœ Óbless them,

Ó ‰ œb -jœ

bless them,

Jœb . jœN œJœ ‰

œŸÈ

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ

œb œN œ jœ ‰ Óbless them;

Ó œb œN œ jœ ‰bless them;

œb œN œJœ ‰

œ œ œJœ ‰

Ͼ

‰ Jœ œæ

‰ Jœ

jœb œ jœjœ œ jœ

tribe and tent and

œb œ Œ œ œ Œ

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ‰ Jœ

p

p

p

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Vln.

Doum.

S

A

111

jœb œ jœjœ œ ‰

house and clan,

111

œb œ Œ œ œ ≈ œ œ œ111

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ≈ œ œ œ

jœ œ jœbjœ œ jœ

tribe and tent and

œ œ Œ œ œ Œ

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ‰ Jœ

P

P

P

jœ œ jœjœ œb ‰

house and clan,

œ œ Œ œ œb ≈ œ œ œ

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ≈ œ œ œ

Jœœb jœb Jœ

œ jœtribe and tent and

jœ œb jœb

jœ œ jœ

tribe and tent and

œ œb Œ œ œ Œ

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ‰ Jœ

F

F

F

F

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42

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43

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Vln.

Doum.

S

A

115

.œ jœb Jœœb ‰

house and clan,

.œ jœb

jœ œb ‰house and clan,

115

.œ- œ- œ œb œ œb ≈ œ œ œ

115

œ> œ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ≈ œ œ œ

œb Jœ ‰ œ œ œ Jœ ‰bless bless them.

œbjœ ‰

œ œ œjœ ‰

bless bless them.

œb Jœ ‰œb œ œ

œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ

Jœ-

‰ œ œb ˙ œ œ œ

ah ah ah

jœ- ‰ œ œb ˙ œ œ œahah ah ah

Jœ-

‰œ œb ˙ œ œ œ

œ œæ

œ œæ

f

f

f

f

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ah

œ œb œ œ œah

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œ œæ

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Doum.

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119 .œJœ Œ

.œ jœ Œ

119.œ

Œ

119

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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My peo ple are

Œ ‰ jœ. ˙ œb3

œ>æ

œ Ó

q = c 108

q = c 108

q = c 108

p

p

p

Œ ‰ jœ œ œ œ3

My peo ple are

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jœ ‰ ‰ jœ. ˙ œ3

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jœ ‰ ‰ jœ.

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Doum.

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125 œ œ œ œbless ing on my

œ œ œ œbless ing on my

125œ .œ Jœ

125

q = c 100

q = c 100

q = c 100

œ œ Œpeo ple.

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peo ple.

œ œ œJœ ‰

œ œ œ œ

Œ Œ œThey

Œ Œœ

They

Jœ-

‰œ œ œ

œ

.œJœ

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stand be fore

.œ jœ œstand be fore

œ Œ œ

.œ Jœ

tanks un

.œ jœtanks un

œ ‰ Jœ

œ Jœ ‰ œ œarmed and they

œ jœ ‰ œ œarmed and they

œ ≈ œ .œJœ

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Doum.

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131

œ œ œ Jœ œJœ

fall un der bul lets while

œ œ œ jœ œ Jœfall un der bul lets while

131

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

131

œ œ Jœ ‰ Œcall ing,

œ œ jœ ‰ Œcall ing,

œ œ ‰ œ Jœ

œ .œ Jœ

call ing, "The

œ .œ jœcall ing, "The

Jœ. ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

5

.œJœ

earth is

.œ jœearth is

Jœ. œm

œ œ .œ Jœbig e nough for

œ œ .œ jœbig e nough for

œ œ œ ≈ œ- œ œ

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œ œ œ jœ ‰all of us!

œ œ Jœ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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Vln.

Doum.

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137

Œ œ- œ œ œLet us have a

Œ œ- œ œ œLetLet usus havehave aa

137 œ œ œ œ œ ‰ jœ

137

p sub.

p sub.

p

œ œ œ œ œlit tle of it too!

œ œ œ œ œlit tle of it too!

œ Œ ‰ jœ

P

‰ Jœ.œ jœ

The earth is

‰ jœ .œjœ

The earth is

œ œ Jœ ‰ œm œ

P

P

big!"

.˙big!"

œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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Doum.

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142

Œ œ œ œ œb

And as they bleed

Œ œ œb œ œAnd as they bleed

142˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œb œ œ

142

œ Œ Ó Œ

q = 88

q = 88

q = 88

f

f

ƒ

f

œ œ œ œ œb œ œ3

out on the ce ment in the

œ œ œ œ œb œ œ3

out on the ce ment in the

œJœ ‰

œbJœ ‰

F

F

F

˙b œ œ œ œbstreet where they played as

˙b œ œ œ œbstreet where they played as

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145

.œb jœ œ Óchil dren,

.œb jœ œ Œ œb

chil dren, their

145

‰œb œ œb .œ

Jœ Œ œb3

F

F

˙b œ œ œ3

blood mix es with

jœb ‰ œ jœ ‰ Œ

.œ jœb œ œ œ œ œ3

rain and runs off in to the

Œ jœ-≤ ‰ Œ œ jœ ‰ Œ

dim.

œ œ .œ jœb .œ jœbbig, big earth for which they

Œœ œ ‰ œ-

≤ ‰ Ó

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.˙bj

œ‰ Ó

longed.149

Ó œ œb œ œ .œb jœ

p

P

Ó Œ œn œAnd the

œ œ .œ jœb .œb jœ

p.œb jœ jœ .œ

young Ho ra ni

œb jœ‰ Œ

œp

Jœb ‰ œb œ œsaid, as he lay

wb

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153 jœb œ jœ œb œ œdy ing that March day in

153

œ jœ‰ Ó

œ œ œb jœ .œ jœ ‰ ŒDa ra 'a Cit y,

Ó Ó Œœ œ

"It is

Ó Œ œ œ œb jœ ‰

p

p

jœb - .œ œ œbworth it to have

œb œ œlived these

˙ jœ .œblast mo ments

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158

˙ jœ ‰ Œ

free."

158

Œ ‰ jœ œ jœ ‰

158

Œ ‰ Jœ œ- Jœ ‰K D K

p

p

Con sord.

‰ jœ ˙ jœb œ

‰ Jœ œ- Jœ ‰ ‰ Jœsim.

.œ œb œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ ‰

œ- Jœ ‰ ‰ Jœ œ-

Œ œ .œb jœbI hear his

Jœ ‰ Œ Ó

q = 80

q = 80

q = 80

p; quiet but intense

; quiet but intense

; quiet but intense

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162

˙ jœ ‰ œ œwords, and his

Œœ œ œb - œ

Œ

"It is worth it."

162

Œœ œb

Œ

162

Œ ‰ Jœ œ- Œ

pizz.

p

p

jœ œb jœ œ œ œb3

blood runs in to the

œ jœ ‰ Ósoil...

Œ œ œb œ œb...of my dark dark

Œ œ œ œb - œ Œ"It is worth it,

wbheart

Œ œjœb ‰ Œ

Œ ‰ Jœ œ- ŒKK

π

π

Œ œb - œ Óworth it."

Ó Œœ œ

like the

Œ jœb ‰ Ó

‰ Jœ œ- ÓK K

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167

Œ œ œ œ œ...like the rain

.˙b œ œrain of this

167

pœ œ œ œ œb

of this spring time

œb œb jœ ‰ Œspring time,

˙ œin

œb œn œspring time in

.œ jœ ˙Syr i a.

.œ jœ ˙Syr i a.

Ó Œ œ œarco

.w

.w

œb œ Jœ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ

π

π-

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172

w(hum)

w(hum)

172 ˙ œ œ œ œb

w

w

.œb Jœb œ œ

w

w

œ œ œ œb œn œb œb œ3

3

dim. poco a poco

.œ jœb œb œ œ œ

˙ ˙b

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