2022 International Day of Peace
21 September 2022
RUNSHEET
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Canberra Rotary Peace Bell Lennox Gardens.
Starts at 11.00am Wednesday 21 September 2022.
11.00: MC Genevieve Jacobs welcomes guests and acknowledgement of Country
11.05: Song by A Chorus of Women: Heiwa, Heiwa, Peace
11.10: Message from the Secretary General of the UN presented by Director Damian Cardona Onses
11.15 Director Cardona invites Japanese Ambassador His Excellency Mr Shingo Yamagami to comment
11.20: Speech by Rotary District 9705 Governor Geraldine Rurenga
11.30: Song by Mr Fred Smith with A Chorus of Women – Mr Circle
11.35: Presentation of the Chief Minister’s Rotary Peace Prize for 2022 Presented by Mr Brendan Smyth Director of International Engagement for the ACT on behalf of Chief Minister Mr Andrew Barr
11.40: Response from Recipient
(After response Chief Minister Mr Barr and recipient strike bell)
11.45: Speech by Member for Canberra M/s Alicia Payne MP
11.50: Closing Song by A Chorus of Women: A Recipe for Peace
11.55: Close with invitation for all attending that wish to step up and strike the Peace Bell.
SONGSHEET
Heiwa, Heiwa, Peace Elke Bitterhof, Berlin
English lyrics Sue Hoffmann
From here in Australia we hear you
Your words, your longing, your song
We’re drawn to the call of your peace bell
From Berlin it speaks to our hearts
Let the call of peace bells reach further
For peace that circles the Earth
May the sound of all peace bells bring comfort
And quiet our troubled souls.
We will sound our bell
Call for peace from Canb’ra
Joining in a chorus round the earth
As the peace bells ring out
Heiwa, Frieden, peace
With their call for all of humankind.
With the drums of war beating louder
And conflicts arresting our peace
We turn to the call of our peace bell
A bridge to those nearer to war
Let us tune to the call of our peace bells
For peace through this frightening time
May the sound of all peace bells unite us
To sing up our common resolve.
We will sound our bell …
Fang den Klang nicht ein
Hilf ihm weit zu fliegen
Bis zum Horizont und hoch hinaus
Denn die Glocke kündet
Heiwa, Heiwa, Frieden
Und ihr Wunsch lässt keinen Menschen aus.
Mr Circle
Words and music Fred Smith
Song for Bougainville
Sun go down, sun go down,
Mr Circle Sing Sing time long sun ee go down
Olgeta, Wanpela, mi na yu
Papa Deo kolim wantaim bigpela kundu
War wokim bugarap, War wokim bugarap
Lukim olsem dispela war i wokim bugarap
Olgeta crai crai, Olgeta crai crai
Olgeta crai crai taim long war i wokim bugarap
Sun go down, …
Pen wokim bel hot, Pen wokim bel hot
Lukim olsem dispela pen i wokim bel hot
Bel hot wokim Paitim, Kros wokim Paitim
Lukim olsem dispela Kros i wokim Paitim
Paitim wokim pen nau, Paitim wokim pen nau
Lukim olsem dispela samting i go round nau
Sun go down, …
Nius bilong pis, Nius bilong pis
Olgeta tok tok long dis’ Nius bilong pis
Pis bilong yumi, Pis bilong yumi
Pis bilong long yumi bikos bel isi belong yumi
Sun go down, …
English Translation
Sun go down, sun go down
Mr Circle sings as the sun goes down
all and one, me and you,
God calls us with his big bass drum
War buggers things up, war buggers things up,
see how war buggers things up
Everybody cries, everybody cries
Everybody cries when war buggers things up
Sun go down, …
Pain causes anger, pain causes anger (bel hot = hot guts)
See the way that pain causes anger
Anger leads to fighting, anger leads to fighting
See the way that anger leads to fighting
Fighting leads to pain, fighting causes pain
Look how it all goes around
Sun go down, …
News of the peace, news of the peace
Everybody is talking of the news of the peace
Peace is ours, peace is yours and mine
Peace is ours, because we have peace inside (bel isi=easy guts)
Sun go down, …
A Recipe for Peace
Words and music Glenda Cloughley
V1Take grain from the earth and add water
Make by kneading to leaven with air
Bake in fire. Break and share.
Partake with your neighbour the blessing of bread
REFRAIN
May you never be hungry
May you never be thirsty
I wish you health and a happy home
My companion,* may peace be with you
V2Remember the making of bread like this
Remember the making of peace like this
Harmony with friends (and neighbours)
and with strangers
Bridging the borders of discord and fear
REFRAIN
V3Humble this cooking of bread and peace
Human the circle from hearth to heart
In longing, in hope, from hand to hand
I give you the song of my dream and my prayer
REFRAIN
* literally, one who breaks bread with another