You brought me here to build your house, build your house, build your house
You brought me here to build your house and grow your garden fine
I laid the brick and built your house, built your house, built your house
I laid the brick and built your house, raised the plants so high
And when you had the house and land, the house and land, the house and land
And when you had the house and land, then you told me “go."
I found a place to build my house, build my house, build my house
I found a place to build my house since I couldn’t go back home
You said I couldn’t build a house, build a house, build a house
You said I couldn’t build a house, so you burned it down
So then I traveled far and wide, far and wide, far and wide
And then I traveled far and wide until I found a home
I learned your words and wrote a song, wrote a song, wrote a song
I learned your words and wrote a song to put my story down
But then you came and took my song, took my song, took my song
But then you came and took my song, playing it for your own
I took my bucket, lowered it down, lowered it down, lowered it down
I took my bucket, lowered it down, the well will never run dry.
You brought me here to build a house, build a house, build a house
You brought me here to build a house. I will not be moved.
No, I will not be moved. No, I will not be, I will not be, I will not be moved.
You brought me here to build your house and grow your garden fine
I laid the brick and built your house, built your house, built your house
I laid the brick and built your house, raised the plants so high
And when you had the house and land, the house and land, the house and land
And when you had the house and land, then you told me “go."
I found a place to build my house, build my house, build my house
I found a place to build my house since I couldn’t go back home
You said I couldn’t build a house, build a house, build a house
You said I couldn’t build a house, so you burned it down
So then I traveled far and wide, far and wide, far and wide
And then I traveled far and wide until I found a home
I learned your words and wrote a song, wrote a song, wrote a song
I learned your words and wrote a song to put my story down
But then you came and took my song, took my song, took my song
But then you came and took my song, playing it for your own
I took my bucket, lowered it down, lowered it down, lowered it down
I took my bucket, lowered it down, the well will never run dry.
You brought me here to build a house, build a house, build a house
You brought me here to build a house. I will not be moved.
No, I will not be moved. No, I will not be, I will not be, I will not be moved.
inviata da Dq82 - 25/11/2023 - 17:11
Note.
Juneteenth (ufficialmente Giornata Nazionale dell'Indipendenza del Juneteenth e storicamente noto come Giornata dell'Indipendenza e Giornata dell'Emancipazione) è una festa federale degli Stati Uniti che commemora la liberazione degli schiavi afroamericani. La ricorrenza è nata a Galveston, in Texas, e viene celebrata ogni anno il 19 giugno in varie parti degli Stati Uniti dal 1866. Il Juneteenth è stato riconosciuto come festa federale il 17 giugno 2021, quando il presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America Joe Biden ha firmato la legge del Juneteenth National Independence Day. È stata scelta la data del 19 giugno per la ricorrenza perché il 19 giugno del 1865 il generale dell'esercito dell'Unione Gordon Granger proclamò l'obbligo di liberare tutti gli schiavi del Texas, l'ultimo stato della Confederazione a non aver ancora abolito la schiavitù.
Wikipedia
La parola Juneteenth deriva dalla contrazione delle parole inglesi June (giugno) e _nineteenth _(diciannovesimo). Si riferisce cioè al 19 giugno, la data scelta negli Stati Uniti da molte persone, organizzazioni e persino da alcuni Stati per commemorare l'abolizione della schiavitù.
https://it.euronews.com/2020/06/19/usa...
Juneteenth (ufficialmente Giornata Nazionale dell'Indipendenza del Juneteenth e storicamente noto come Giornata dell'Indipendenza e Giornata dell'Emancipazione) è una festa federale degli Stati Uniti che commemora la liberazione degli schiavi afroamericani. La ricorrenza è nata a Galveston, in Texas, e viene celebrata ogni anno il 19 giugno in varie parti degli Stati Uniti dal 1866. Il Juneteenth è stato riconosciuto come festa federale il 17 giugno 2021, quando il presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America Joe Biden ha firmato la legge del Juneteenth National Independence Day. È stata scelta la data del 19 giugno per la ricorrenza perché il 19 giugno del 1865 il generale dell'esercito dell'Unione Gordon Granger proclamò l'obbligo di liberare tutti gli schiavi del Texas, l'ultimo stato della Confederazione a non aver ancora abolito la schiavitù.
Wikipedia
La parola Juneteenth deriva dalla contrazione delle parole inglesi June (giugno) e _nineteenth _(diciannovesimo). Si riferisce cioè al 19 giugno, la data scelta negli Stati Uniti da molte persone, organizzazioni e persino da alcuni Stati per commemorare l'abolizione della schiavitù.
https://it.euronews.com/2020/06/19/usa...
Pluck - 26/11/2023 - 07:47
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Build a House
with Yo-Yo Ma and Francesco Turrisi
African Americans were forcibly enslaved and brought to this land to build houses they were not allowed to live in, tend to families who were not their own, and sow the seeds that fed a nation - while being left with only scraps themselves. They were not expected to thrive. But they did.
In her picture book debut from Candlewick Press, MacArthur Fellowship recipient and Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens depicts a family’s resilience in the face of violence and sorrow. They are determined not just to survive, but also to tell their own story.
Based on the song “Build A House,” composed for the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth and performed with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Giddens’s stirring text is paired with moving illustrations by Monica Mikai. Build a House confronts the history of slavery in America by telling the story of a courageous people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them through untold challenges. Steeped in sorrow and joy, resilience and resolve, turmoil and transcendence, this dramatic debut offers a proud view of history and a vital message for readers of all ages: honor your heritage, express your truth, and let your voice soar, even—or perhaps especially—when your heart is heaviest.