The spoken ‘rehearsal language’ is English, but the sung repertoire covers all kinds of international songs. Of course the repertoire contains shanties, such as The drunken sailor, sea songs such as the Sailor Boy, Bye bye Roseanne, the red rose café. We all like to sing traditional songs, wherever they come from, so the repertoire also contains Irish folksongs, such as The rose of Tralee, The wild Rover, German and Dutch ballads, French, Portuguese and even an Italian classic and Mexican songs. There is one aspect similar in all these songs: they are heartwarming and often bring us goose bumps… The choir sings in at least 2, or even 3 or 4 voices.
The repertoire in 2021/2022:
Drunken Sailor | Whiskey in the Jar | Tia Anica |
The Sailor Boy | Yo no digo | Cielito lindo |
The Rose of Tralee | Leaving Nancy | Mingulay Boat song |
Red Rose Café /Taberna no porto | Goodbye my lover, goodbye | Molly Malone |
De Colores | The Irish rover | Mull of Kintyre |
Bye bye my Roseanne | Rolling home | Tulips from Amsterdam |
The Wild Rover | Sloop John B | Champs Elysées |
Grândola vila morena | Little ship | The fields of Athenry |
The leaving of Liverpool | Sailing (Rod Stewart) | Blowing in the wind |
Fiddlers Green | Whiskey, Johnny | Barcarolle |
My Bonnie | KIng of the road | Farewell Shanty |
Eres tu | La Ballade Nord-Irlandaise | O mar enrola na areia |
Hernando’s hideaway | The lion sleeps tonight | Uma casa Portuguesa |
Pay me my money down | Canção do mar | Kiss of fire |
Malhão, malhão | Sodade | Banana boat song/Island in the sun |
I have a dream | Canta, canta minha gente | Hallelujah |
Volare | Canção do pescador | Reme, reme o barco |
Minha Galera | Choir of the Hebrew slaves | Sailin’ home |
A loja do mestre André | Aan de Amsterdamse grachten | Take me home, country roads |
Extra: Canção de Santa Luzia and : We’ll meet again.