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by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, née Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska (1920 - 1993), as Oodgeroo Nunuccal

Hope There Is
Language: English 
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As tribal elders sit, their tribal thoughts tie their tongue
We the foreigners, in this our land, where lies our future track
No place forward, none back
Hearing their city tribes talk the foreign tongue
They shuffle their tribal feet and wait and judge
And soon within their age-old eyes a light appears
Yes, it was there, though but a pinhead size
Frustrated still they walk away with knowing smile and gentle voice
Now we hope. 
For you have taught us Hope There Is.

https://earthsongschoralmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/S-69-Hope-There-Is.pdf

Text Authorship:

  • by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, née Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska (1920 - 1993), as Oodgeroo Nunuccal [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Clare Maclean (b. 1958), "Hope There Is", copyright © 1997 [ ssaatb chorus ], Earthsongs ; The music is influenced indirectly by Aboriginal music
        Publisher: Earthsongs [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-09-05
Line count: 10
Word count: 84

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