One Planet
Lyrics & Music: Cheryl Melody www.cherylmelody.com chermelody@aol.com
We’re all one people
“Hello”–English
“Jambo” pron. JAHM-bow -Swahili/African
“Guten Tag” pron. GOO-ten tog -German
All one nation
“Hola” pron. OH-lah -Spanish
“Salaam” pron. sah-LAHM-Arabic
All one planet
“Konichiwa” pron. koh-NEE-chee-wah -Japanese
“Chow” -Chinese
Together we can live
“Aloha” pron. ah-LOW-hah -Hawaiian
“Zdravstvuite” pron. zdrah-tsvooth-TSEEYAH - Russian
Chorus:
We’re all one people
All one nation,
All one planet,
Together we can live.
We’re all the colors of one rainbow
All the feelings of one heart
All the music of one voice
Let’s reach for a brand new start. (chorus)
Lots of struggles are the same for all of us
Each other’s hearts we really do know
We’re all connected with each other
Remember that, and don’t feel low. (Chorus)
Descant:
Dancing hand in hand together
Bringing peace and joy and laughter
Eyes of harmony and love
All one planet, together we can live
Show your kindness to each other
Know that we are one
There’s magic in caring for another
Your love shines like the sun. (chorus)
Sing this song to each other
Dance with joy hand in hand
We’re everybody’s sister and brother
So strike up the One Planet band! (chorus & descant)
We’re all one people
“adios” pron. ah-dee-OHSS -Spanish-goodbye
“Auf Wiedersehen pron. owf VEE-der-zayn” -German-see you soon
All one nation
“Shalom” pron. shah-LOHM -Hebrew-Peace, goodbye and hello
“zai jian” pron. TSY-chee-en -Chinese-goodbye)
All one planet
“Namaste” pron. NAH-mah-stay -Hindi (India)-Peace
“L’hitraot” pron. luh-heet-rah-OTE -Hebrew-see you soon
Together we can live
“Heiwa”- pron. HAY-wah Japanese-Peace;
“Shalom” pron. shah-LOHM Hebrew
“Paz”- pron. pahz Spanish-peace;
“Sol” pron. sohl -Arabic
Our songs for children about peace and justice, resolving conflicts, and celebrating our global family are more important than ever in these troubled times. These Peace Resources are intended to help us all move forward with hope and tools for song and action as we work together to build a healthier, more peaceful world.