Description
- 6th edition (revised)
- 128 pages
- Format A5
- Convenient spiral binding
- ISBN 978-3-89060-235-6
Song Book II. Preface
Singing has been a way to bring people together in cultures throughout the world and throughout time. People sing to celebrate the seasons, harvests and other social or individual events. And singing has always been used to express our feelings and even to heal them. Our souls need songs to remain healthy.
However, singing seems to have almost disappeared from everyday life in our modern Western European cultures. Perhaps the natural social framework for communal singing fell apart as the Industrial Revolution destroyed the communities offered by villages and extended families living together. And, in Germany, the abuse of traditional culture during the National Socialist era led to distortions in our way of relating to German songs and even the act of singing itself. Nonetheless, a range of media ensure that music pervades our life and can be accessed anywhere and anytime, so why don’t we sing ourselves? It’s a basic human need, after all! More and more people are (re-)discovering and cultivating the power of singing together. And I’m very happy I could make my own contribution to this movement with my Song Book Volume 1, which has found its way into the hands of an astonishing number of admirers.
So now I’m fulfilling my promise at last and publishing the 2nd volume: I’ve been collecting songs for the last seven years which people enjoy singing (again) and which express our quest for hope and an alternative to the consumerist and soulless world we often find ourselves in. I let my heart guide me when it came to compiling the songs, which resulted in a great diversity: ‘world music’, sounds from Africa, New Zealand and the Balkans, new German songs and English-language chants. One focal theme is our search for meaning and connection with Creation. This is mainly expressed in the second half of the book through spiritual songs from the Christian, Jewish, Sufi, Hindu and Buddhist traditions. After all, the divine may have diverse manifestations but it is also One.
As with the first volume, the musical notation and lyrics are supplemented with illustrations. And there are poems and texts to broaden our mind and cheer our heart, whether read for ourselves or read aloud.
Enjoy your rediscovery of singing’s heart power !!
Belzig, June 2004, Hagara Feinbier
The Songs
German Songs
- Es tönen die Lieder
- Lachend kommt der Sommer
- Die Sonne tönt
- Strahlender als die Sonne
- So hoch in den Himmel
- Im Samen der Baum
- Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen
- Nimm den Schuh
- Schlaflied für Anne
- Zwei kleine Wölfe
- Irische Segenswünsche
- Es schließt sich ein Kreis
- Die wichtigste Zeit
Songs in English
- Chaos
- We are the Power in Everyone
- Wind and Rocks, Fire and Rain
- Fire Within
- Tall Trees
- The Earth is turning
- Our Rainbow Race
- This little Light of mine
- O fill my Heart
- Sunrise
- Round and round we dance
- May the Circle be open
- Full Moonlight Dance
- Sowing Charme
- As I me walked
European Songs
- Gamla Moder Jord Schweden
- Polsketrall Schweden
- Yo te daré Spanien
- Sednaludo Bulgarien
- Lesicata Slowenien
- Crven fesic Bosnien
- Beljevina Kroatien
- Oj livado Serbien
- Ajde Jano Serbien
- Romale Roma
Pacific Songs
- Epo I Tai Tai – New Zealand
- Mate aroha – New Zealand
- E Malama – Hawaii
- Diru Diru – Neuguinea
- Ungala Wé – Australien
- Hotaru Koi – Japan
- Ah Ri Rang – Korea
South American Songs
- Quillata – Peru
- Cueca boliviana – Bolivien
- Pasaro Pa – Brasilien
- Kimbara – Brasilien
- Abébé Oshún – Kuba/Joruba
African Songs
- Oleho – Ghana
- Amaibu – Pygmäen
- Baba la gumbala – Afrika
- Lamuna miin dee – Äthiopien
- Peace Chant – Senegal
- Kwaheri – Kenia
- Ide weré weré – Nigeria
- Ibaché – Nigeria
- Bobo Malé – Burkina Faso
- Mama Afrika – Westafrika
- Bawo Wethu – Südafrika
- Ipharadisi – Südafrika
- Siyahamba – Südafrika
- Thanda Umelwane – Südafrika
- Sana Sananina – Südafrika
- Hambani Kahle – Südafrika
Native American Songs
- Shima
- Now I walk in Beauty
- Navajo Happy Song
- Wendeyaho
- Frauen-& Männerlied
- Horse Stealing Song
- Koyoten-Lied
- Chief Seattle Circle
- Yani Yoni Ya Hu Way
- O great Spirit
- The earth is a woman
- Ini Watchine
- Firechild
- Mihiayun
Spiritual Songs and Mantras
Christian Songs:
- Bless the Lord my Soul (Taizé)
- Jubilate Deo
- Im Dunkel unsrer Nacht (Taizé)
- Magnificat (Taizé)
- Gloria (Taizé)
- Thy Kingdom Come
- Heart of the Mother
- Agios o Theos (orthodox)
Jewish Songs:
- Return again
- Nigun 1 (chassidisch)
- Nigun 2 (chassidisch)
- Nigun 3 (chassidisch)
- Kol haolam kulo
- Lo Yisa Goy 1
- Lo Yisa Goi 2
- Shalom / Salaam
- Peace, Shalom, Salamaleikum
Sufi Songs:
- Come, come, whoever you are
- Singing Field
- Thy Light is in all Forms
- Ma sha’Allah
- Ya Azim
- From You I receive
- Let my Heart reflect Thy Light
- Bismillah Erachman Erachim
- Ya Jamil (Beauty is eternity)
Sikh A Mantras:
- Aad Gureh Nameh
- Sat Siri
Hindu Mantras:
- Dhanyavad Ananda
- Shaki, Shakti, Dhanyavad
- Om Srim Maha-Lakshmiay
- Om Satyam Shivam Sundaram
- Om Namoh Narayanaya
- Om Vakratundaya Hum
- Om Dum Durgaye
- Shiva Shambo
- Jai Shiva Shankara
- Om Namah Shivaya
- Om Sri Ram Jai Ram
Buddhist Mantras:
- Baba Nam Kevalam
- Teyata Om Bekanze
- Om Tare Tutare Ture Swaha
- Dang Dang Doko Dang
- Gayatri-Mantra
- Om Mani Padme Hum
- Om Ah Hum, Om Mani Padme Hum
Complete alphabetical index
Complete alphabetical index of Vol. I, II, III and IV as PDF to download ↓
