Music while you learn? If you have Real Network's Real Media Player G2TM plug-in, ¡Vivan Los Niños! is here as an audio stream... or if you've bandwidth to spare, there's an mp3 (beware large file size - 3.9 MB)
¡Vivan Los Niños! Let the children live!
¡Vivan Los Niños! They have much to give.
Parse, my friend, come, help us right this wrong!
¡Vivan Los Niños! sing with me my song.
Jesus came to bring us fully alive;
gave his life in love, and died of wounds five.
We can work and share that love to the full;
follow Jesus, make the world wonderful.
¡Vivan Los Niños!...
Thieves and wolves have cruelly scattered the sheep;
homeless, lost and lonely, huddled in sleep.
Shepherd, come to gather back to the fold;
give them love, and let their story be told.
¡Vivan Los Niños!...
Darkened streets, and shadows lie down in tears;
watch them, love them, in their dangers and fears.
Wake them, comfort them, and lead them to light:
shelter, home and work will make their world bright.
¡Vivan Los Niños!...
Children of the world, so much has been wrong;
teach us sing with you a truly new song.
Parseritos! children full of the sun,
light our path through life to love everyone.
¡Vivan Los Niños! Let the children live!
¡Vivan Los Niños! They have much to give.
Parse, my friend, come, help us right this wrong!
¡Vivan Los Niños! sing with me my song.
© 1998 Copyright by Watermead Music Collection 7
Words by John Daley I.C. & Peter Walters
¡Vivan Los Niños! means 'Let the children live!' and 'Hurray for kids'
Parse means 'Friend'
Parseritos is Colombian street slang for 'Little friends'
This catchy song was published especially for
Let the Children Live!,
with music by Alison Kennedy and words by Birstall parish priest
Fr John Daley and Let the Children Live!
Director Fr Peter Walters. It was recently premiered before 600 people at an
ecumenical Songs of Praise in St John's Church, Doncaster, performed by Rossington
CE Primary School Brass Band and Choir in the presence of the Mayor of Doncaster.
Also taking a leading part were the South Yorkshire Police Male Voice Choir.
Full music copies of ¡Vivan Los Niños! £2.95, instrumental parts £4.95, are available from:
Watermead Music
Watermead Publishing Apostolate
St. Joseph's
12 Goodwood Road
Leicester
England
LE5 6SG
Tel: 0116 220 7881
email: music@watermeadapostolate.co.uk
A CD featuring the song, with children's voices, is also available. Copies of the song are also available in the Let the Children Live! Schools Pack (please ask for details). The CD will be a very useful support for Schools and Sunday Schools.
