Steve Reich feat. Paul Hillier - Act 1 - Who Is Ishmael? Lyrics

Lyrics Act 1 - Who Is Ishmael? - Steve Reich , Paul Hillier




The first son of our ancestor Abraham
The first son
Of our ancestor Abraham
A relative, relative
A relative, relative
The first son
Of our ancestor Abraham
Abraham's first born son
Abraham's first born, first born son
Abraham's first born son
He's our relative, relative
Our relative
He's our relative, relative
He's different, different
He's different
He's our relative, relative
Our relative
He's our relative, relative
A relative, relative
A relative, relative
He's our relative, relative
He's our relative, relative
He's different, different
He's different
An ambivalent kind of attitude towards Ishmael
Ambivalent
An ambivalent kind of attitude
Kind of attitude
Towards Ishmael
Ishmael
An ambivalent kind of attitude towards Ishmael
With which I was brought up
With which I was brought up
With which I was brought up
An ancestor of the Arabs
An ancestor of the Arabs
Of the Arabs
An ancestor of the Arabs
But the children of Ishmael
But the children of Ishmael
Ishmael
But the children of Ishmael
We can see them in the streets
We can see them in the streets
We can see them in the streets
A fighter
A fighter
A fighter
A fighter
Fighter
Fighter
Fighter
Fighter
Fighter
An ambivalent kind of attitude towards Ishmael
Ambivalent
An ambivalent, an ambivalent kind of attitude towards Ishmael
We can see them in the streets
We can see them in the streets
We can see them in the streets
He's our relative, relative
Our relative
He's our relative, relative
He's our relative
Relative



Writer(s): Steve Reich


Steve Reich feat. Paul Hillier - Works 1965-1995
Album Works 1965-1995
date of release
03-06-1997

1 Act 1 - Genesis XXV
2 Act 1 - Genesis XVIII
3 Act 1 - The Casting Out of Ishmael and Hagar
4 Act 3 - The Cave of Machpelah
5 Act 3 - Who Is Ishmael?
6 Act 3 - Who Is Hagar?
7 Act 3 - Who Is Sarah?
8 Act 3 - Who Is Abrahm?
9 Act 2 - El Khalil Commentary
10 Act 2 - Surah 3
11 Act 1 - Interior of the Cave
12 Act 1 - Machpelah Commentary
13 Act 1 - Genesis XXI
14 Sextet: 2nd Movement
15 Sextet: 5th Movement
16 Sextet: 4th Movement
17 Sextet: 3rd Movement
18 Sextet: 1st Movement
19 Clapping Music
20 Electric Counterpoint: I. Fast
21 The Four Sections - III. Winds and Brass (with Strings)
22 The Four Sections - II. Percussion
23 The Four Sections - I. Strings (with Winds and Brass)
24 Nagoya Marimba
25 Act 1 - Who Is Ishmael?
26 The Desert Music: Fifth Movement - Fast
27 The Desert Music: Fourth Movement - Moderate
28 The Desert Music: Third Movement Pt. Three - Slow
29 The Desert Music: Third Movement Pt. Two - Moderate
30 The Desert Music: Third Movement Pt. One - Slow
31 The Desert Music: First Movement - Fast
32 Eight Lines - Octet
33 Come Out
34 It's Gonna Rain, Pt. I
35 It's Gonna Rain, Pt. II
36 Four Organs
37 Drumming: Pt. I
38 Drumming: Pt. II
39 Drumming: Pt. III
40 Drumming: Pt. IV
41 Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
42 Six Marimbas
43 Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses
44 Music for 18 Musicians: Section I
45 Music for 18 Musicians: Section II
46 Music for 18 Musicians: Section IIIA
47 Music for 18 Musicians: Section IIIB
48 Music for 18 Musicians: Section IV
49 Music for 18 Musicians: Section V
50 Music for 18 Musicians: Section VI
51 Music for 18 Musicians: Section VII
52 Music for 18 Musicians: Section VIII
53 Music for 18 Musicians: Section IX
54 Music for 18 Musicians: Section X
55 Music for 18 Musicians: Section XI
56 Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses II
57 Three Movements - Movement I
58 Three Movements - Movement II
59 Three Movements - Movement III
60 Act 1 - Typing Music (Genesis XVI)
61 Act 1 - Who Is Abraham?



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