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.
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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
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Word count: 84