The Solace of Bells

A choral piece of remembrance; written for the Day of the Dead.

Music and lyrics by Anne Bertran and Aaron Walter.

A PDF of the sheet music can be found here
A simplified MIDI version can be heard here
A recording of the full song can be heard here

To the lost, to the found, to the outcast and unbound: Let us sing, let us weep, let us give you peace to sleep. Let our flame light your way, we will guide you through the maze Whether well known or nameless, we remember your face.

Oh, farewell! Come hear the bell! Your tale we shall tell, farewell. (x2)

We build kingdoms of remembrance, we sing rapture remade. When night comes for you sibling, we'll remember your day. Raise your voice, raise your voice, don your virtues and veils Let the dead reach the living in the solace of bells.

Oh, farewell! Come hear the bell! Your tale we shall tell, farewell. (x2)

Counter-melody vowels Eh eh-eh-eh eh-eh-eh, Ai ai-oh-ah, A-a-i, ai, oh-a-ah.