Category Archives: Music

“It’s Our Future, It’s Our Land”: Peace Song For 10/15/2011

All around the world, including in Times Square, New York City, New York, people took to the streets today, for the sake of justice and democracy. It is ironic that this song, “Der Traum Ist Aus”, which is about war, peace, and struggle, was performed on September 16, 2011, the day before Occupy Wall Street began.

“Der Traum Ist Aus” (The Dream Is Over) by Rio Reiser, is the Peace Song of the Day for October 15, 2011. I discovered this song while perusing the PeaceSmiths Archives. It was published in the War Resisters League 2006 calendar, “Peace Loving Nations: Music of Peace and Resistance”.

The video shows the song performed in German. At the read more are the words in English.

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Casa Abierta (Open House): Peace Song of the Day for 10/14/2011

Casa Abierta by Nicaraguan singer-songwriter Salvador Cardenal is the Peace Song of the Day for Friday, October 14th. I uncovered this song among the archives for PeaceSmiths, a Long Island group committed to peace, justice and environmental issues. PeaceSmiths holds a copy of the 2006 War Resisters League Peace Calendar, “Peace-Loving Nations: Music of Peace and Resistance”, where this song appears.

Below is a video of the song sung in Spanish. And, after the video, the chorus in English and Spanish.

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When the earth is owned by labor: Peace Song for 10/13/2011

“Commonwealth of Toil” by Ralph Chaplin is the Peace Song of the Day for Thursday, October 13th. The tune is to the traditional song, “Nellie Bly”. You can find this song on page 181 of the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you can purchase through Peace Couple: here.

The Duke and Duchess are dedicating this song to the folks on the ground at Occupy Wall Street. Tomorrow morning, the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators are facing eviction from their park. If you can support them with your presence or a phonecall, please take action before tomorrow morning at 6am. You can find more information at www.occupywallst.org

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Feelings and Friendship: Peace Song of the Day for 10/12

“How To Save A Life” by Fray is the Royal Peace Song of the Day. The song is beautiful and soulful. The video is full of images of real people showing the full range of emotions from fear, sadness, and grief to happiness, joy, and release.

Why is this a peace song? Being in tune with your own feelings, and understanding how important feelings are to yourself and others, is an important key to Nonviolent Communication.

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Peace Song for 10/11/2011: I walk with beauty…

“I Walk With Beauty” is the Peace Song of the Day for Wednesday, October 11th. This song comes from a Navajo prayer. The Duchess learned this song from a man in Virginia, as part of a Sufi dancing class.

This song is wonderful for meditation. It is very centering. If you dance with it, you have a chance to circle the ground underneath your feet, and the sky above your head.

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Beautiful energy and beautiful weather: Peace Song for 10/20/2011

Crowd at Occupy Wall Street
Liberty Square 10/9/2011

“These Are The Days” by 10,000 Maniacs is the Peace Song of the Day for Monday, October 10th.

The Duke and Duchess of Peace are dedicating today’s Royal Peace Song of the Day to the beautiful weather (two warm, sunny days in a row in the NY Metro area in October!) and to the beautiful hope for democracy represented by the folks at Occupy Wall Street.


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Excerpt from lyrics: Continue reading Beautiful energy and beautiful weather: Peace Song for 10/20/2011