When I close my eyes, I dream of peace (short version)
In twelve tongues
for mixed choir in many languages
duration 6 min
The lyrics in this piece is just one sentence long, said by an eleven year old Croatian boy during the Yugoslav Wars:
When I close my eyes, I dream of peace
No name were to be found where I found this text.
The piece is sung in different languages where each language has its own melody and character. I have in many cases used scales and rhythms from the corresponding language: In Arabic there is a beautiful Arabic scale, in Swahili the lyrics are sung in a rhythmic, groovy way, in Russian the melody sounds deep and emotional through a male choir, in Swedish the danceble tune is sung in 3/4 metre, and so on.
This piece is a peace project, so feel free to use it with variation and in a suitable way for your choir. The full version is in two parts, where this piece makes the second part with a short introduction.
19 jan 2016
Karin Rehnqvist