"Oceansong" genre: World Fusion
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	chants & instruments from each continent back a poetic plea to the military/navy for peace and protection for the marine mammals re: LFAS sonar, a device proven to kill whales by destroying their extraordinary acoustic organs. To take online action go to http://www.nrdcaction.org/index.asp?step=2item=515
	CD: jaiia@earthschild.com   Label: independantly released - http://www.Earthschild.com/music.html Credits: sang it for the Navy, for the NMFS, activists &c. Hawaiian TV news (many stations)
	Story Behind the Song The song is a plea to the military to protect the acoustic environment of the whales, It is backed by chants and instruments representing each of the continents, with whalesong representing the oceans. I wrote it because the US Navy, having spent $400 million of taxpayer's money felt economically obligated to go ahead with an underwater sonar device that has been virtually proven by independant witnesses, to at the least disorient and at the worst, kill marine mammals. Its effects on other sea life are unknown. The lyrics tell of the interspecies communications that so many of us experience first hand - that our voices and the voices of the whales are a part of the choir of creation. Sacred, precious beyond comprehension. The song calls in several ancient languages, upon the forces of the Vastness. And, with voices and instruments representing all nations and species, asks the military to let us help them to find peace, but states that we must protect the 'Voice in the Waters'. The great whales and their cetatean cousins, the dolphins. Lyrics OCEANSONG Om namah shivaya om shanti om shanti om\ oh way oh wayah way oh ka moana na uhane In the beginning was the word And from that word Life was heard All that is Born of sound From the heavens to the oceans To the gentle ground Echoing everywhere Singers of Earth, sun and Air And the voice in the waters the ceataceans We are the choirs of creation Chorus Dear Mr Military give us time We’ll help you find Peace of mind But the voice in the waters is a joy so strong We must protect the Ocean Song We all know the difference when we hear A song of love Or a cry of fear Four footed animals know to run From the sounds of danger - a bomb or a gun But how can the creatures of the oceans hide If you broadcast Your terror so far and so wide Chorus With just our voices we've prayed and sung The whales and the dolphins they hear and they come It's not okay - you cannot claim It's safe to play your dangerous game We who sing we are the walking relations of the great ceatacean nation ©2002 jaiia earthschild

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