💎NEIL DIAMOND ~ THE AFRICAN TRILOGY: A FOLK BALLET [COMPLETE]

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Following the overthrow of President Nicolae Ceaușescu of Romania in 1989, the world learned to its horror of the multitude of horrendous mental asylums that existed in the country. These asylums were for adults as well as for children. A large numbers of children were dumped in these hellholes simply because they were orphans. These innocents were neglected and abused. Lacking human contact, they rocked back and forth in a vain quest for comfort.

An American volunteer decided to go over to Romania and offer her services. As she left home, she grabbed a few of her cassettes for her own use. Included in this collection was Neil Diamond’s ‘Tap Root Manuscript’, a favourite of hers.

To her amazement, she discovered that the severely disabled and handicapped children began singing ‘Childsong’, as best they could. For the entire duration (2 minutes and 11 seconds) of this song, the children seem transported to a better world and would cease their rocking movements. Needless to say that tape, and in particular, this song was played almost continuously. This helped the children; it brought them out of themselves, bringing a little love and normalcy in their short but neglected lives. The power of music; the power of great music touched their lives…

THE AFRICAN TRILOGY (A FOLK BALLET) (1970 - Age: 29)
NEIL DIAMOND
Album: Tap Root Manuscript

CHILDSONG
Weeping sky
We bring the sun
To make you glad
And fill you with the day

Quiet tree
We have the wind
To make you dance
And fill you with our play

And you shall be glad
And you shall dance
And you shall come
To learn this tune
Before it fades away

I AM THE LION
There was a flood
And many poor men were killed
And that is why
Our house is built on the side of a hill
The plains are like a friend why can’t we build on them
And if the flood should come why can’t we run
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
Hey, hey

I am the lion
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
Bellowing out in the night
We had a cow, I left it alone to graze
And walked to the stream
And when I returned
It was stolen away

But now the cow is gone and we don’t need a farm
We have not one thing they would steal away

SOOLAIMON
Come she come say
Ride on the night
Sun becomes day
Day shall provide

Chorus
Soo, Soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, Soolaimon
Soo, Soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, Soolaimon
Soo, Soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, Soolaimon

God of my want, want, want
Lord of my need, need, need
Leading me on, on, on
On to the woman, she dance for the sun
God of my day, day, day
Lord of my night, night, night
Seek for the way, way, way
Taking me home
She callin'

Bring home my name
On the wings of a flea
Wind in the plains
Dance once for me

Soo, Soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, Soolaimon
Soo, Soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, Soolaimon
Soo, Soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, Soolaimon

Repeat Chorus
God of my want, want, want
Lord of my need, need, need
Leading me on, on, on
On to the woman, she dance for the sun
God of my day, day, day
Lord of my night, night, night
Seek for the way, way, way
Taking me home

“MISSA” (Swahili)
Kristo, Kristo, Kristo (Christ, Christ, Christ)

Nitakutana na yeye (I shall meet him)
Nitakutana na yeye (I shall meet him)

Atkutana nami (He will meet me)
Atkutana nami (He will meet me)

Kristo, Kristo, Kristo (Christ, Christ, Christ)
Sina budi Kweda sasa, sasa, sina (I must go now, now)
Budi kwenda sasa (I must go now)

Lazima nischelewe (I must not be late)

Mtoto amezaliwa mtoto (A child has been born)
Amezaliwa, mtoto amezaliwa (The child has been born)

Kristo, Kristo (Christ, Christ)
Kristo, Gloria (Christ, Gloria)