Joyful – Page 2 – Heather Houston Music

Chant to Yemaya — Traditional Yoruba Chant

June 23, 2020/in Chant, Round 1 Yoruba Traditional Healing, Joyful, Letting Go, Ocean, Water /by Heather

A traditional Yoruba chant to the Goddess of the sea, the Mother of all, often portrayed as a mermaid. I like to invite my singers to call out the qualities of the ocean before we sing it, then invite them feel the flow of the water in their bodies as they move and sing. It is also meant to observe the qualities of female and male that merge and melt within us.

This chant can be sung in a round.

Possible Translation:

Goddess of the sea
Female and male merge or melt. (They are one.)

A traditional chant in the public domain.

Lyrics:

Yemaya oh, ako, ako yo yemaya
Yemaya oh, ako, ako yo yemaya

Mama Gaia – Heather Houston

May 27, 2020/in Round 2 English Heather Houston Earth Wisdom, Inspiration, Inspirational, Joyful, Opener, Rhythmic, Upbeat, Whimsical /by Heather

A tribute to our beautiful Mother Earth. This one flowed through on a warm Spring day in 2020 with the energy of gratitude in my heart! Sung in a round. It’s quite challenging vocally, so make sure that you and your participants are good and warmed up, and invite them to breathe deeply.

Lyrics:
Oh Mama Gaia
Oh Mama Gaia
Oh Mama Gaia
We sing our praise to you!

Heather Houston · Mama Gaia – Heather Houston

I Am Enough — Heather Houston

March 23, 2020/in Layered 3 English Heather Houston Courage, Empowerment, Fun, Inspiration, Joyful, Perseverance, Personal Growth, Power, Rhythmic, Trust, Women /by Heather

For the New Moon in Aries 2020. It’s time for all of us to trust our own worth and allow our spirits to shine! The world needs us!!

Lyrics:

Part 1
I am enough, I am more than enough
I am enough, I am more than enough
I am enough, I am more than enough
And I’m reclaiming my power

Part 2
There is room enough for me to be
Exactly who I was born to be
And I will set my true gifts free
‘Cause I’m reclaiming my power

Part 3
I’m a unique expression of the Divine
And I’m here to let my spirit shine!

© Heather Houston
03/23/2020
all rights reserved

Infinite Bliss – Heather Houston

January 29, 2020/in Gathering Song, Layered, Polyrhythmic 3 Made Up Syllables Heather Houston Birds, Calling in Elements, Community, Earth Wisdom, Gathering, Joyful, Rhythmic, Upbeat /by Heather

This fun polyrhythmic chant came to me on the winds at Pinnacles National Monument. I love to hike alone there and experience “the hills are alive with the sound of music” kinds of moments. 🙂 It’s vast and spacious and filled with fields of wildflowers! Absolute bliss! So this song got titled Infinite Bliss.

I like to really break down the rhythms on this one, pointing out the up beats and down beats at the beginning of each phrase.

Conversation With a Raven — Heather Houston

September 1, 2019/in Layered 4 English Heather Houston Birds, Empowerment, Fun, Joyful, Magic, Personal Growth, Power, Rhythmic, Upbeat /by Heather

A super fun song to sing!!

I was walking back to my car after leading a Sisters in Harmony retreat at 1440 Multiversity — it was a transformational time in my life, a great time of leaning into my power and surrendering to the unfolding of my soul’s purpose. This raven hopped toward me, right to the edge of a car in the lot, not more than a foot away. It started by checking out my shiny earrings, and then looked directly into my eyes, into my soul…

And we had a psychic conversation that went something like this…

Lyrics:

A conversation, with a raven,
A conversation, yes I had,
A conversation, with a raven,
A conversation, and I said,
I’ve never had a conversation
with a raven

How I love your sparkling earrings
And your eyes so bright
Oh please would you
Let me take them
Home with me tonight?

Let me take you to worlds between
Through the portals of things unseen
We’ll unveil the magic of your innermost dreams
We’ll harness the power of your brave Queen

Show Me the Way — Heather Houston

July 21, 2019/in Layered 3 English Heather Houston Courage, Fun, Joyful, Personal Growth, Prayer, Trust /by Heather

This is a song about claiming our readiness for forward movement in our lives. It came through in a time when I was feeling stagnant and ready for a big shift. So I offered up my hands, my heart, my mind, my voice and asked Love to show me the way. And it did. Prayer is a powerful thing. We just need to find the courage to ask.

Lyrics:

Part 1:
I am openin’ to the fire that’s sparking the desire in my heart. Yeah!

Part 2:
I will lay my burdens down, get out the way, seize the day!

Part 3:
I will offer up these hands, yeah!
I will offer up this heart, yeah!
I will offer up this mind, yeah!
I will offer up this voice, yeah!

Part 4:
Show me the way! Yeah!

Bele Mama — Cameroon, West Africa

July 20, 2019/in Gathering Song, Quick Teach, Round 1 Traditional Children, Community, Fun, Gathering, Joyful, Mothers, Opener /by Heather

This is a great ice-breaker of a song! The perfect opener. It gets your group singing in harmony in a matter of minutes. Possible meaning is “Mama come out and play!” When I first learned this, I learned that it was from the Torres Straight Islands and that it meant “Beautiful Earth.” The more research I do, the more I find that it’s actually from West Africa and has traveled far and wide. I learned it off of a “WombSong” CD. Enjoy!

Lyrics:

Bele mama, bele mama ee ay
Bele mama, bele mama ee ay
Bele mama, bele mama, bele mama, bele mama,
Bele mama, bele mama ee eh

This song is in the public domain
Arrangement by Heather Houston