WE ARE TIMELESS
SSAAdiv. + BP + opt. Piano
by Moira Smiley
A fierce, hopeful anthem celebrating LGBTQIA experience and joy. Commissioned by Mirabai and Denver Women’s Chorus
CHORUS
For we are timeless, boundless…we are far, we are near We are alive beyond the poison of fear We are all stronger when we are open and true You with me, me with you.
VERSE - CHANT
I am alive in the 21st century, everyone said to me Ooh, child, you may be unlucky to be born now, but be calm, child. Many things are wrong, child, so try to get along, put your head down…. watch out for the bully! Oh!
They say I’m just a girl, just a boy, don’t play with that toy! But I come to know what I love more than what I hate Do not negotiate who I am, who I love, what I’m made of… And if you say you hate me that’s all you, not me I’m sorry someone lied and told you what you couldn’t be Have they never seen a rainbow? So many colors in a rainbow. Have they never seen a rainbow? They don’t know… They don’t know…
VERSE 2
I came to you, my guardian angels With hope that you would see all of me When I was shunned away to darkness And I yearned for chosen family.
I found myself through community Bloomed into a glorious me I stand on the shoulders of my elders Who fought so I could live to be free We need every color in the rainbow
We Are Timeless We Are Timeless
SSAAdiv.+BP, Commissioned by Mirabai & Denver Women's Chorus, 2023 for Storytellers Choral Event & Mirabai Choral Series Moira Smiley with V2 by Shru Ramani, Kiarah O’Kane Moira Smiley with V2 by Shru Ramani, Kiarah O’Kane
INTRO CHORUS INTRO CHORUS
Forweare meless, - boundless - far&near
General note to A3: where no wri en part, sing A2 or whatever part needs reinforcement
op on: A3 sing only lower harmony m.1-9
Performance Notes: Performance Notes:
1.Divisi are op onal for extra color and texture
2.The pause at m.66 before the final chorus, I hear/see something ferocious happening: an virtuosic outcry...an ascending vocal flourish, a shout, a stunning movement by one person...something that stops me.
3.The op onal 'woop' and 'hey' moments can be done by just a few people - they are meant to s r, encourage and express boldness.
4.If performing a cappella, start with pickup to measure 3.
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