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ConC ert Choir tour programSiksik Si Batu ManikkamTapanuli (Northern Sumatra) Traditional arr. Pontas Purba (b.1953)This song is a setting of a “pantun,” a traditional Malay poetic form that expresses a riddle with hidden meaning. Frequently, the initiallines are meaningless but establish a rhythm and rhyme for the second part of the text, which carries the enigmatic meaning of the poem.Siksik si batu manikkam ni parjoget,Sor ma di gottam di na mangingani.Si bambangkara jula-jula,Si bambangkara jula-jula.Habang birrik-birrik, santabi loloan on,Dipatangkas dipatilik bohi nahurapon on.Dang tutu sihupi ianggo so marsuga suga,Dang tutu na uli ianggo so denggan marroha.(These lines do not have any meaning.They are only funny lines that rhyme,And lead to the rest of the text.)(No meaning—written to rhyme with the next line:)The more you look you can see that my face has blemishes.(No meaning—written to rhyme with the next line:)Beauty is worthless if you don’t have a beautiful character.Kristina Haan, sopranoMaria Bouwkamp, altoJake Miller, tenorGøtaPeder Karlsson (b.1963)“Gøta” was inspired by the people and the nature of the Faroe Islands. In 2002, The Real Group, of which Peder Karlsson is a member,sang there and Karlsson remained to explore the islands and to make music with the residents, including a young singer from the village ofGøta. After returning home, he woke one morning with this melody in his head and subsequently arranged it for The Real Group.Vamuvamba (“They Crucified Him”)Traditional Tiriki Melody, arr. Boniface Mganga (1958-2011)Ni litsulitsa lio mwami weru Yesu lwa yavambwa,Lwa Yuda yatsama Yesu vamuvamba.Na vutswa khandi khwasoma ivanjeli ka handikhwa,Ubwini bweru bwachira vamuvamba.Vali Vayuda vamuvamba,Mwami wanje Yesu vamuvamba, ha!Lwa ndali muheyi ndamuvamba,mwami wanje Yesu ndamuvamba.Mu masahi gege Yesu khwasameha bwoni bweru.Mu masahi gege Yesu, khwanonyiywa myoyo gyeru.Mu livambwa lyelye Yesu, kwaverelwa tsimbavasi.Lwa ndali muloji, lwa ndali muyenji,lwa ndali muheyi ndamuvamba.In remembrance of our Lord Jesus,When he was crucified:When Judas betrayed Jesus,They crucified him.Again we read in the Bible,When I sinned,our sins crucified him.I crucified him.In his blood we were forgiven,in his blood our hearts were saved.Craig Disselkoen, djembeCLOSING PRAYER