Sizohamba Naye - Lorenz

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Suggestions for Use
This piece may be performed unaccompanied with voices and percussion only,
omitting the piano part.
Children’s Choir (or any unison choir)
Follow the Unison choir part throughout the piece. Two options:
1. Unison choir sung by all voices until descant enters, then split in to two groups
2. Unison choir sung by all, descant sung by soloist or small ensemble
SATB Choir
Follow both the Unison choir part and the SATB part. Unison choir part sung by a
small ensemble, descant sung by a soloist and SATB parts sung by the rest of the choir.
Combined Choirs (Children’s Choir [or any unison choir] and SATB choir)
Children’s choir follows the Unison choir part throughout the piece. SATB choir follows
the SATB parts. Descant can be sung by a soloist, small ensemble of children, or small
ensemble of sopranos.
Pronunciation and Translation
Sizohamba naye, wo, sizohamba naye = We walk the Lord’s road.
See-zoh-HAHM-bah NAH-yeh, WOH, See-zoh-HAHM-bah NAH-yeh
Sizohalalisa, wo, sizohalalisa = We sing the Lord’s praise.
See-zoh-HAH-lah-LEE-sah, WOH, See-zoh-HAH-lah-LEE-sah
Sizohlabelela, wo, sizohlabelela = We live the Lord’s Word.
See-zoh-LAH-beh-LEH-lah, WOH, See-zoh-LAH-beh-LEH-lah
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Sizohamba Naye
(We Will Walk with God)
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Traditional South African
adapt. Terry D. Taylor
Traditional South African
arr. Terry D. Taylor
Shekere
(Shaker)
Wood Block
Djembe
or
Cajon
Djembe
q = 144
f
f
f
f
5
*
*
*
f
* Continue these percussion patterns through the end of the piece (m. 66).
*
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Unison choir
mf
S
A
T
B
Si
- zo - ham - ba na - ye, wo, si - zo - ham - ba na - ye.
mf
(Optional SATB choir)
mf div.
Si - zo - ham - ba na - ye.
mf unis.
Si
- zo - ham - ba na - ye.
13
Si - zo - ham - ba na ye,
- wo, si - zo - ham - ba na - ye.
Si
Si
- zo - ham - ba na - ye.
- zo - ham - ba na - ye.
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f
We walk, we walk the Lord’s road. Si - zo - ham - ba na - ye.
f
f
Si
f div. Si zo
- zo - ham - ba na - ye.
- - ham - ba na - ye.
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We walk, we walk the Lord’s road. Si - zo - ham - ba na - ye.
Si
Si
- zo - ham - ba na - ye.
- zo - ham - ba na - ye.
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mf
Si
mf
- zo -ha
- la li -
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sa, wo, si - zo - ha - la li - sa.
Si - zo- ha la
mf
- li -
Wo,
mf
Wo,
si
si
- zo - ha - la li - sa.
- zo - ha - la li - sa.
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sa, wo, si - zo - ha - la li sa.
- We sing,
f
Wo, si - zo - ha - la li - sa.
We sing, we
f div.
Wo, si - zo - ha - la li - sa.
We
f
f
sing,
we
we
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sing the Lord’s praise. Si - zo - ha- la li - sa.
We sing, we
sing the Lord’s praise. Si - zo - ha- la li - sa.
We sing, we
sing the Lord’s praise. Si - zo - ha- la li - sa.
We sing, we
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sing the Lord’s praise. Si - zo -ha
- la li - sa.
sing the Lord’s praise. Si - zo -ha
- la li - sa.
sing the Lord’s praise. Si - zo -ha
- la li - sa.
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3
p
Si
- zo - hla be
- le - la, wo,
p
Wo,
p
Wo,
p
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