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Written by Ysaye M. Barnwell , a member of the group, Sweet Honey in the Rock, who also perform this song. A song celebrating the different generations , particularly the children , have been playing and singing this for many years with kora and it seems to touch all who hear it

look for the wonderful video of WE ARE filmed on the legendary Glastonbury Tor with special guest Sudha youtu.be/amj8BrrnBDc?list=UU7b1jhkHg7ruHtF3-UMEVBQ

lyrics

For each child that's born
a morning star rises and sings
to the universe who we are

For each child that's born
a morning star rises and sings
to the universe who we are

For each child that's born
a morning star rises and sings
to the universe who we are

We are our grandmothers prayers
we are our grandfathers dreamings
we are the breath of the ancestors
we are the spirit of God

We are Mothers of courage
fathers of time
Daughters of dust
sons of great visions
we are sisters of mercy
brothers of love
lovers of life and the builders of nations

We're seekers of truth
and keepers of faith
makers of peace, wisdom of ages

We are our grandmothers prayers
and we are our grandfaters dreamings
we are the breath of the ancesters
we are the spirit of God

We are mothers of courage
fathers of time
we are daughters of dust
and sons of great vision
we are sisters of mercy
brothers of love
we're lovers of life and the builders of nations
we're seekers of truth and keepers of faith
makers of peace and the wisdom of ages

We are our grandmothers prayers
and we are our grandfathers dreamings
we are the breath of our ancestors we are the spirit of God

For each child that's born
a morning star rises and sings
to the universe who we are

For each child that's born
a morning star rises and sings
to the universe who we are

For each child that's born
a morning star rises and sings
to the universe who we are

For each child that's born
a morning star rises and sings
to the universe who we are

We are one

credits

from Songs for the Golden Age, released August 13, 2013
Written by Ysaye M. Barnwell

musicians

Ravi: voice, guitar, kora
Sudha: voice
Jahnavi: voice
Spencer Cozens: piano
Julia Palmer-Price: cello
Martin Wallen: percussion
William Cartwright: bass

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Ravi Glastonbury, UK

Ravi's music is the result of a lifetime exploring the edges of music through songwriting, world music and a journey that has taken him from India to the indigenous musical and spiritual culture of The Amazon. Ravi plays open tuned guitar, is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and also one of the longest established European players of the kora (West African harp). ... more

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