This arrangement of Stones was commissioned by the Cantiamo Choirs of Ottawa; Jackie Hawley, Founding Artistic Director. The song is by the Rose Vaughan Trio, from Halifax, NS, and appears on their fantastic 1993 album, Fire in the Snow. I’ve also arranged the second track from this album, Stone and Sand.
As someone who grew up on the shores of Lake Huron, I relate strongly to a lot of the imagery on this album. Rose’s incredible lyrics and the gorgeous melodies are such gems, and I’m so glad I had the tremendous good fortune to have met Rose Vaughan a few years ago, and have her permission to arrange some of her songs.
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I bring stones home from the river
I bring stones home from the sea
I put them on the table in the city
I dream my dreams around them,
Their cool and peaceful shapes
The beauty of stones
The stories of stones
The silence of stones
The summer heat was cruel today
The city grass is dry
The city summer wears the smile thin
My stones sit like and island
In the sea of push and pull
The beauty of stones
The stories of stones
The silence of stones
Water running over stones
in mountain streams in forests
where the air is cool
Sunlight playing over stones
by sleepy summer lakes
until the stones are warm
A stone sits on my table
I take it in my hand
A hundred thousand years
are but a moment
And I like the quiet kinship
of their cool and peaceful shapes
The beauty of stones
The stories of stones
The silence of stones
