Anna Pocaro Photography
“When you sing to the lake, she sings back.”
-nan seymour
Singing is an expression of love, devotion, and respect. The lake has asked us to sing and to practice reciprocity with our presence and voice.
The songs here include community folk songs, songs given by the lake, and collaborations of poetry and music. We are reclaiming the act and singing and song as healing, radical, jubilant, community love and expression.
The water will give us songs if we listen, and will always sing back. Look for the ways the lake is singing back in your life.
These songs are available for community use. Please credit Making Waves Artist Collaborative and song authors. Spanish Translations by Laura Ruiz.
Anna Pocaro Photography
Anna Pocaro Photography
Earth My Body
(folk chant)
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earth my body
water my blood
air my breath
fire my spirit
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tierra mi cuerpo
agua mi sangre
aire mi aliento
fuego mi espíritu
The River is Flowing
(folk song)
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The river is flowing, flowing and growing
The river is flowing, down to the sea
Oh mother carry me
your child I will always be
Oh mother carry me
down to the sea
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EL rio esta fluyendo, fluyendo y creciendo
El rio fluye bajando al mar
Oh Madre cargame, tu hije siempre sere
Oh madre abrazame, hacia el mar
We Come to You Today
words and music by Sarah May
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Through the wind and the rain, we come to you today. (repeat)
With the sun’s gentle rays, we come to you today. (repeat)
With the grace of the waves, we come to you today. (repeat)
With the love that you gave, we come to you today. (repeat)
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Por el viento y la lluvia, venimos contigo hoy. (repite)
Con la gracia de las olas, venimos contigo hoy. (repite)
Con los suaves rayos del sol, venimos contigo hoy. (repite)
Por tu amor dadivoso, venimos contigo hoy. (repite)
fado for the forsaken
in remembrance of the pelicans in exile from Gunnison Island
words by nan seymour, music by Mr. Josh Craner
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bright line of pelicans
we saw you leave in a wave
and even as you left
you were stitching sea to sky.
bright ribbon of relatives
we saw you leave in a wave
and even as you went,
you were stitching sea to sky.
and even as we wept
you were stitching sea to sky
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bella diamantina de pelicanos
les vimos salir en las olas
aun cuando se iban
cosian el mar con el cielo.
brillante listón de parientes
les vimos Salir en las olas
y aun cuando se iban
cosieron al mar con la tierra
y aun cuando llorábamos
cosieron al mar con la tierra
When the Waves
words by Great Salt Lake Vigil Keepers
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Oh when the waves, come waving in,
Oh when the waves come waving in—
how I want to be with that water
when the waves come waving in!
Oh when brine shrimp, come shrimping in,
Oh when brine shrimp come shrimping in—
how I want to be with that water
when brine shrimp come shrimping in!
Oh when the birds, come flocking in,
Oh when the birds come flocking in—
how I want to be with that water
when the birds come flocking in!
When phalaropes, come twirling in,
When phalaropes come twirling in—
how I want to be with that water
when phalaropes come twirling in!
When Great Salt Lake, rises again,
When Great Salt Lake rises again—
how I want to be with that water
when Great Salt Lake rises again!
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¡Oh vienen ya! La olas ya
¡Oh vienen ya! Las olas ya
Y me encanta estar en el agua
¡Cuando las olas llegan ya!
¡Oh nada ya! La Artemia allá
¡Oh nada ya ! La Artemia allá
Y me encanta estar en el agua!
¡Cuando la Artemia nada allá !
¡Oh vuelan ya! Las aves ya
¡Oh vuelan ya! Las aves ya
Y me encanta estar en el agua
Cuando las aves vuelan ya!
Míralos ya, los farolopos allá
Míralos ya, los farolopos allá
Y me encanta verlos bailar en el agua
¡Cuando los faloropos bailan allá!
¡Cuando el gran lago se llene ya!
¡Cuando el gran lago se llene ya!
Me encantaría estar en el agua
¡Cuando el Gran Lago Salado sane ya!
We’ll Do Our Part
by Mr. Craner and 6th grade students 2022-24
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We’ll do our part— to keep the water flowin’
Do our part— for future generations
Do our part— to keep the little brine shrimp in their home
We’ll do our part— to keep the rivers flowin’
Do our part— for countless generations
Do our part— to keep the birds returning to their home
We can’t just sit back and hope that things are gonna change
It’s drying up now
We can’t keep waiting for someone else to come and fix this
We’ve gotta do something now
Are you down with the Great Salt Lake?
Do you want to see it survive?
Cause we’re down with the Great Salt Lake
We want to see it thrive!