Together EuDaMus Song Lyrics & Music by Bert Appermont Introduction This song is composed for the European Day of Music in Schools. This day will be organized each year on the 15th of March. During the week of 15 March, schools and children in the whole of Europe are invited to sing, play and dance (to) this song. It is commissioned by EAS, the European Association of Music in Schools. The lyrics are inspired by words and phrases of children from different European countries. There are 2 versions: of the song: - Version 1 is meant to be sung by children between the age of 3 and 12 years. - Version 2 is meant to be sung by children older then 12 or choirs of all possible ages. Both versions can be used simultaneously, for example verse 1 can be sung by primary school children and verse 2 by secondary school children. There are many performance options: The last chorus can be sung or played as a canon with different groups starting to sing one after another each other. It is also possible to repeat the same 8 bars of chorus 1. Soloists can sing the verse or bridge (rap), instruments can be added… There is a version of the chorus for orff-instruments and Instrumental parts of the canon are provided in different transpositions. When you want to take part in making a video montage of the song, it is best to use the provided backing track as an accompaniment. The stable tempo and similar sound will help to edit the various clips and create a successful compliation. Together (Version 1) Sing of snow, evening glow Sing of love, stars above Sing of pain, morning rain Sing, have fun, everyone! We sing united, hand in hand Together we are strong We dream of peace in every land Come on and sing along Sing of trees, honeybees Sing of cats, funny hats Sing with me and feel free Sing with might, share your light! Chorus Listen to our song We sing all day long We shake it, up and down We walk like a clown We rap like a star We play the bass guitar Come on and move your feet and dance to the beat! We sing united, hand in hand Together we are strong We dream of peace in every land Come on and sing along! We sing united Together we are strong We dream of peace Come on and sing along! Together (Version 2) Sing of mountains full of snow, sing of wondrous morning glow Sing of laughter, sing of love of a million stars above Sing of oceans wide and blue Sing of feelings, sweet and true Sing of sadness, sing of glee So much beauty we can see We sing united, hand in hand Together we are strong We dream of peace in every land Come on and sing along Sing of sunshine after rain Sing of what you can’t explain Sing of thousand little things of the gift that nature brings Sing of day and sing of night Sing of friendship, shine your light Sing of gentleness and grace Make the world a better place! Chorus Listen to our music, listen to our song We keep on singing all day long We spread our message around the globe We share our smiles, we share our hope We rap and groove like a cool rock star, we play piano and the bass guitar So, come on everybody, come on and move your feet Clap your hands and dance to the beat! We sing united, hand in hand Together we are strong We dream of peace in every land Come on and sing along We sing united Together we are strong We dream of peace Come on and sing along! Oh, we sing united, hand in hand. Together we are strong, so strong! We dream of peace in every land Come on and sing along Together, together, together we are strong! Together, together, come on and sing along!