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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Orchestra Of The Opera De Lyon
The Orchestra Of The Opera De Lyon
Performer
Alice Goodman
Alice Goodman
Vocals
The London Opera Chorus
The London Opera Chorus
Choir
Kent Nagano
Kent Nagano
Conductor
The Opera De Lyon
The Opera De Lyon
Orchestra
Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Opera Choir
Lyon National Opera Orchestra
Lyon National Opera Orchestra
Orchestra
Richard Cooke
Richard Cooke
Chorus Director
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Adams
John Adams
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John McClure
John McClure
Producer
Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars
Producer

Lyrics

My father's house was razed
In nineteen forty-eight
When the Israelis passed
Over our street.
The house was built of stone
With a courtyard inside
Where, on a hot day, one
Could sit in shade
Under a tree, and have
A glass of something cool.
Coolness rose like a wave
From our pure well.
No one was turned away.
The doorstep had worn down:
I see in my mind's eye
A crescent moon.
Of that house, not a wall
In which a bird might nest
Was left to stand. Israel
Laid all to waste.
Though we have paid to drink
Our water, and our wood
Is sold to us, we thank
The only God.
Let the supplanter look
Upon his work. Our faith
Will take the stones he broke
And break his teeth.
Written by: John Adams

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