THIS LAND IS WHAT I AM

by David Baker

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featuring the Cypress Studio Singers
Another great Canadian Folk Song from this winning combination of BC musicians. Dave Baker brings his down-home charm and Larry Nickel his singable harmony and catchy piano accompaniment, adding this BC folksong to a great Canadian tradition.

LYRICS

I hear the north wind rustling through the trees 
and remember faded fortunes I have known.
I hear a sea bird’s echo in the dawn
and he whispers that it’s time I’m heading home.

I’m feeling lost and alone, so far away
and I long for the day when I’ll be free
to feel her cool sand beneath my feet again
and her endless forest watching over me.

My island home is calling me
where the wild and swirling waters greet the sea.
Her boundless sky, forever free,
for this land is what I am,
this land is me.

It’s been so long since I’ve seen the summer rain
caress the leaves that shade a peaceful garden lea.
I miss the pure scent of freshly fallen leaves
and the morning mist that hides a restless sea.

I’ll soon be home in my land where winter snows
enshroud the mighty peaks that guard her timeless shore.
I’ll be at rest in quiet harmony
and be one within the land forever more.

My island home is calling me
where the wild and swirling waters greet the sea.
Her boundless sky, forever free,
for this land is what I am,
this land is me.

VIEW SCORE

SATB SCORE (PDF)
TTBB SCORE (PDF)
SSAA SCORE (PDF)

ORDER SHEET MUSIC

SATB with piano – CP 1133
TTBB with piano – CP 1337
SSAA with piano – CP 1441