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Sing the Land

by Sorcha Chisholm

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I wrote this song in the backyard at my family house in Eudunda, South Australia. It was where my German ancestors migrated in the 1860s. One day at the town's museum I learned about "Black Emma" She was the last member of the old Ngadjuri Tribe and died c1914. I got to thinking about her.

I'm publishing this song on Friday October 13th, 2023, the day before Australia goes to vote in "the Voice" referendum. Needless to say I agree that it's high time Black Australians were acknowledged in the Constitution. May this song bring Recognition, Representation and Reconciliation.

lyrics

I’ve got a little story I’d like to share up in the country where the skies are clear

Can you hear the magpies sing? Listen to the gum trees dance in the wind


I fell my family in my bones they settled here so long ago

From a foreign land their skin was white faith in the Lord kept them

Safe at night safe at night


I’ve come a long way baby such a long long time

I’ve come a long way baby to walk this line to walk this line


What did old Black Emma think of them? Were they gods or ghosts?

Foes or friends? The day she died she took her tales

Of this red dirt land never to be told again

Never to be told again


Sing the land walk the song never forget where you come from

Sing the land walk the song never forget where you come from

Sing the land walk the song never forget where you come from

Sing the land walk the song never forget where you come from


So I sit here in the sun look how far my blood has come

I hope Black Emma can rest in peace let her red dirt stories

Dance in the breeze

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released October 13, 2023
Matt Hills - Producer

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Sorcha Chisholm Tokyo, Japan

Sorcha Chisholm is an Australian folk rock soul singer songwriter based in Tokyo.

Her sound and style is atmospheric folk, with her songs mainly composed on the piano or guitar. Sorcha has also explored rock, blues, jazz and cabaret.

Her themes explore mysticism, the human condition, women’s stories and empowerment.
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