Hope Begins with Truth – Choral Score

Composed by Lucas Richman
Words by Lucas Richman
Length: 4:30
Instrumentation: Women's Chorus, Children's Chorus

Hope Begins wtih Truth Lyrics PDF

HOPE BEGINS WITH TRUTH LYRICS

SIRENS:

HEAR OUR SONG AND FOLLOW                           Ακούστε το τραγούδι μας
COME JOIN US ON THE SHORE                             κ’ έλα στην ακτή μαζί μας
WHERE HOPE IS DASHED UPON THE ROCKS        Όπου η ελπίδα στους βράχους πάνω χτυπά
AND TRUTH IS NEVERMORE                                  και η αλήθεια δεν θα γυρίσει ποτέ ξανά.

LET YOURSELF BE CARRIED                                    Αφέσου μες΄ τα κύματα
BY WAVES OF FALSE BELIEFS                                  από ψέματα και πλαστές αλήθειες
AS SKELETONS OF SCIENTISTS                               όταν άψυχα κορμιά επιστημόνων
ARE BURIED UNDER REEFS                                     «ταξιδεύουν» στο μαράζι των βυθών

DEEPLY BREATHE OUR PERFUME                            Το άρωμα της άγνοιας,
OF IGNORANCE AND LIES                                      του ψεύδους αφουγκράσου
TASTE WITH US THE ASHES                                    Γεύσου και συ την γκρίζα στάχτη
OF KNOWLEDGE AS IT DIES.                                   καθώς η γνώση καίγεται μπροστά σου.

STAY THE COURSE OF EASE                                    Χαλάρωσε και ζήσε
WITH CONCERN ONLY OF NOW                            Το Σήμερα το Τώρα
TOMORROW’S GENERATIONS                                μη νοιάζεσαι για τη γενιά του αύριο
NEED NOT WEIGH UPON YOUR BROW.                 αν θα μας φύγει πρόωρα.

HEAR OUR SONG AND FOLLOW                            Akusteh to trawuthi mas
COME JOIN US ON THE SHORE                              Kehla stin akti mazi mas
WHERE HOPE IS DASHED UPON THE ROCKS          Opu i elpitha stus vrahus pano h’tipa
AND TRUTH IS NEVERMORE                                    Keh i alithia then tha yirisi popeh ksana

LET YOURSELF BE CARRIED                                     Afehsu mehsta kimata
BY WAVES OF FALSE BELIEFS                                   Apo psehmata keh plastes alithi-es
AS SKELETONS OF SCIENTISTS                                Otan apsiha kormiah epistimonon
ARE BURIED UNDER REEFS                                     Taksithehvun stoh marazi ton vithon.

DEEPLY BREATHE OUR PERFUME                             To aroma tis aghnias
OF IGNORANCE AND LIES                                       Tu psevthus afugrasu.
TASTE WITH US THE ASHES                                     Yevsu keh sitin griza stachti
OF KNOWLEDGE AS IT DIES.                                    Kathos i gh’nosi kehyehteh brosta su.

STAY THE COURSE OF EASE                                     Halaroseh keh ziseh
WITH CONCERN ONLY OF NOW                             To simehra to tora
TOMORROW’S GENERATIONS                                 Mi niazehseh ya ti yehnia tu avrio
NEED NOT WEIGH UPON YOUR BROW.                  An tha mass fiyi pro-ora.

CHILDREN:

HAVE YOU TOLD THEM?
HAVE YOU TOLD THEM?
HAVE YOU TOLD YOUR CHILDREN THE TRUTH?
THEY NEED TO KNOW…

THINGS ARE CHANGING
THEY MUST KNOW THAT
THINGS WILL NOT REMAIN AS THEY WERE
ONCE LONG AGO.

DO YOU WONDER
DO YOU WONDER
HAVE YOU FILLED THEIR SAILS FULL OF HOPE?
HOPE HELPS THEM SOAR…

TIDES ARE SHIFTING
SEAS ARE WARMING
UP AHEAD THERE’S NO TURNING BACK
WHEN THERE’S NO SHORE.

TEACH THEM THAT
HOPE BEGINS WITH TRUTH

WOMEN, CHILDREN:

HOPE BEGINS WITH TRUTH
TELL THEM THE TRUTH
THEY NEED TO KNOW
SO GIVE THEM HOPE
AND GIVE THEM LIFE!

HOPE BEGINS WITH TRUTH…

 

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Greek Pronunciation Guide:

“A” = ah, “E” = eh, “I” = ee, “O” = oh, “U” = ooh (throughout, with no exception)

“Z” = as in “zebra” (throughout with no exception); “GH” = always rolled (not as a hard “G”)

TH” (underlined) = as in “that or thus”, “TH” (not underlined) = as in “thunder”

“CH” = as in German “achtung” (not as in “Charlie”)