| Take These Hands - Long version |
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Strumming
O o o o o o oo
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O o o o o o o ooo
O o Oooo oooo
REFRAIN:
Take these hands
Take These hands
Children of the sun, we are one
VERSE 1:
People suff’ring, struggling
In the dark I listen to them cry
Poor side of the river / desert, or sea,
Born on the poor side of the line
Little one, my little child,
You are four years old.
Tiny hands will soon be working
All my dreams are cold.
REFRAIN
VERSE 2:
What will I remember?
The heat the dirt, --- the color of the sky
House is so poor, there’s nothing for our meals
The heat the dirt, we barely survive
There’s a lady, with a lamp,
Will she welcome us?
We are poor, but we’ll work hard
Will she welcome us?
REFRAIN
VERSE 3
Living in the shadows,
But I have no way to apply
But here it gets us something, money for a home
I know --- my little child will be alright.
Little one, my little child,
You are five years old,
You’ll go to school soon, have a future
It’s the dream we’ve known.
REFRAIN
VERSE 4
I go dark in the morning,
Come home in the darkness of the night
Days in the fields are long, so long,
Sun burning down from the sky.
Little one, my little child
Thank our God above
You are safe, we are here,
Sleep well, my love.
FINAL REFRAIN/CODA
Take these hands
Take These hands
Children of the sun, we are one.
Take these hands
Take These hands
Children of the sun, we are one.
Children of the sun…….. we are one.
O o o o o o oo
O o ooooooo ooo
O o o o o o o ooo
O o Oooo oooo
Strumming
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Lyrics Credits: Carlene Thissen
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Music Credits: Carlene Thissen
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Producer Credits: Robert George Productions
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Publisher Credits: Carlene Thissen
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Performance Credits: Carlene Thissen
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Label Credits: Carlene Thissen
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Short Song Description:
Take These Hands presents the human side of poor immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean. With it, we hope to soften people's hearts.
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Long Song Description:
Take These Hands takes the listener through the struggles of poor people south of our borders, and shows why so many of them want to come to the United States. The second verse tells how they feel when they get here. The overall message is that most of these people just want to work, make a better life, and live in peace. Who wouldn't want that?
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Story Behind the Song:
The song was written originally as the music behind a video and documentary that support a humane approach to immigration reform. This long version is used in the documentary
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Song Length: 6:58
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Primary Genre: Folk-General
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Secondary Genre: Folk-Traditional
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Tempo: Slow (71 - 90)
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Lead Vocal: Female Vocal
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Subject Matter 1: Justice
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Subject Matter 2: Spirituality
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Mood 1: Peaceful
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Mood 2: Welcoming
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Similar Artist 1: Joan Baez
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Similar Artist 2: Cranberries, The
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Language: English
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Era: 2000 and later
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