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A response to the themes of O Céu, A Terra from the woman's point of view, addressing her lover, men in general, and also nations' greed for empire.

Featuring pipa (Chinese lute) and flute, and re-using harmonies from A Trova Luisada. An epilogue reworks the melodies of O Céu, A Terra for soprano saxophone and brass.

lyrics

Mi Com Rio – Rivermouth
Hold me

One week out of Macau
The sea rising, the wind shrieking
The lightning striking down
Mother-rage of ocean
Pitching us overboard
The ship wrecked in the gulping wave
This is me drowning
This is you swimming away

Mi Com Rio – Rivermouth
Hold me hold me

This is you swimming away
You with your sea-soaked words
Your necessary empire

Mi Com Rio – Rivermouth
Hold me in memory

Love nights in Macau
How they possessed us dissolving us into
The spaces of our bodies
Mother-rage of love
Pitching us overboard
Our stars wrecked in the gulping wave

This was our drowning
Here I am slipping away

Mi Com Rio – Rivermouth
Hold me hold me

Here I am slipping away
Me with my love-soaked tongue
My necessary empire

Mi Com Rio – Rivermouth
Hold me in memory

Dezia, antes que amor me mate
Tomai-me a minha ninfa

This is me writing
Watching you swimming away
Me with my mother’s tongue
A postscript written on the back of nowhere
Writing to tell you
Truth is continual loss
And sexual love makes strangers of us all

One death we all share
Calling it Babel in every language
One lightning strikes us own
Mother-rage of child-bed
Pitching us into speech
Our birth-wreck in the gulping wave
This is our drowning
This is us following through

Mi Com Rio – Rivermouth
Hold me
Hold me in memory

Ninguém lhe fala, o mar de longe bate

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from The Rhythm Of Tides, released July 31, 1997
Brenda Rattray - voice
Wen Xing Zhao - pipa
Louise Elliot - flute
Music by Tony Haynes
Lyrics by David Bradford

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Grand Union Orchestra is a multicultural world jazz ensemble based in London. It has been performing, touring and recording large-scale shows for over 30 years and is well known for its educational work. Grand Union specialises in large-scale musical performances that reflect the backgrounds of its performers and often invites participation from amateur musicians and community groups. ... more

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