We Shall Not Be Moved/ No Nos Moveran

20 Mar We Shall Not Be Moved/ No Nos Moveran

Posted at 14:39h in Public Domain, Restorative Justice, Traditional Folk, Wholehearted Chorus by Lisa G. 3 Comments

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A traditional folk song of resilience and determination that gained popularity (and some new verses) during the civil rights movement of the 60’s. Popularly sung by Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Mavis Staples and many more. In this arrangement the low voice part has the melody and the high voice part has the harmony.

Composer & Copyright

Traditional folk song in the public domain. This arrangement by Lisa Goettel.

Recording

Lyrics

Well I’m on my way to heaven
We shall not be moved
On my way to heaven
We shall not be moved
Just like a tree, standing by the water
We shall not be moved

Chorus:
We– shall not, we shall not be moved
We– shall not, we shall not be moved
Just like a tree, standing by the water
We shall not be moved

On the road to freedom, we shall not be moved…

Chorus en Español:
No, no, no, no nos moveran!
No, no, no nos moveran!

Como un arbol firme junto al rio
No nos moveran

Unidos en la lucha, no nos moveran
Unidos en la lucha, no nos moveran
Como un arbol firme junto al rio
No nos moveran

Chorus en Español

Combined Chorus

Tags:

civil rights, determination, empowerment, freedom, guitar, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, protest, resilience, resolve, Spanish, strength, support, union

3 Comments

dave lofthouse

Posted at March 14, 2021, 2:31 am


The declamation before the actual song, on the studio version by Joanie Baez is from PabloNeruda’s Canto General
Todd Dietterle

Posted at September 20, 2017, 7:36 am


Thanks for an aesthetically brilliant base for this song.
Lauretta Risk

Posted at January 26, 2017, 11:20 pm


NEED THAT FOLK SONG AGAIN THESE DAYS….And perhaps others