This was the script I used in the District Level competition. I have a video of my kids performing this at the competition. I might upload it later.
Choral Speaking Script (Recommended for Secondary School)
IF I WERE A VOICE
STANZA ONE
GROUP 1:
If I...
GROUP 2:
If I...
GROUP 3:
If I...
ALL:
...were a voice,
A persuasive voice,
That could...
GROUP 1:
...travel...
GROUP 2:
...travel...
GROUP 3:
...travel...
ALL:
...the wide world through,
SOLO:
England!
SOLO:
Japan!
SOLO:
Brazil!
SOLO:
Australia!
SOLO:
Malaysia!
GROUP 1:
I'd fly...
GROUP 2:
I'd fly...
GROUP 3:
I'd fly...
ALL:
...on the beams of the morning light,
And speak to men with a gentle might,
SOLO:
I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
- Confucius
SOLO:
Love all,
Trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
- William Shakespeare
SOLO:
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
- Mahatma Gandhi
ALL:
And tell them to be true.
GROUP 1:
I'd fly,
GROUP 2:
I'd fly,
GROUP 3:
I'd fly,
ALL:
Over land and sea,
SOLO:
Asia!
SOLO:
Europe!
SOLO:
America!
SOLO:
Africa!
ALL:
Wherever a human heart might be,
Telling a tale,
GROUP 1:
Once upon a time,
GROUP 2:
In a faraway land,
GROUP 3:
There lived a beautiful princess.
GROUP 1:
Or singing a song...
GROUP 1 and 2:
...singing a song...
ALL:
...singing a song...
ALL:
In praise of the right
SOLO:
Excellent!
SOLO:
Extraordinary!
SOLO:
Wonderful!
ALL:
In blame of the wrong.
SOLO:
You're guilty!
STANZA TWO
GROUP 1:
If I...
GROUP 2:
If I...
GROUP 3:
If I...
ALL:
... were a voice,
a consoling voice,
GROUP 1:
I'd fly...
GROUP 2:
I'd fly...
GROUP 3:
I'd fly...
ALL:
...on the wings of air,
GROUP 1:
The homes of sorrow and guilt I'd seek,
GROUP 2:
And calm and truthful words I'd speak
GROUP 1:
..speak..
GROUP 3:
..speak.
ALL:
To save them from despair.
GROUP 1:
I'd fly...
GROUP 2:
I'd fly...
GROUP 3:
I'd fly...
ALL:
...over the crowded town,
And drop,
like the...
GROUP 1:
...happy...
GROUP 2:
...happy...
GROUP 3:
Happy, happy, happy...
ALL:
...sunlight!
down into the hearts of suffering men,
And teach them to rejoice again.
STANZA THREE
GROUP 1:
If I...
GROUP 2:
If I...
GROUP 3:
If I...
ALL:
...were a voice,
a convincing voice,
GROUP 1:
I'd travel...
GROUP 2:
...travel...
GROUP 3:
...travel...
ALL:
...with the wind,
SOLO:
And whenever I saw the nations torn
By warfare, jealousy, or scorn,
ALL:
Or hatred of their kind,
GROUP 1:
I'd fly...
GROUP 2:
I'd fly...
GROUP 3:
I'd fly...
ALL:
...on the thunder crash,
And into their blinded bosoms flash;
GROUP 1:
And, all their evil thoughts subdued,
GROUP 2:
I'd teach them goodness and brotherhood.
STANZA FOUR
GROUP 1:
If I...
GROUP 2:
If I...
GROUP 3:
If I...
ALL:
...were a voice,
a pervading voice,
I'd seek the kings of Earth;
SOLO:
Queen Elizabeth the Second of the United Kingdom!
SOLO:
Tuanku Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'azam Shah of Malaysia!
SOLO:
Sultan Haji Hasanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam!
SOLO:
Emperor Akihito of Japan!
SOLO:
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia!
ALL:
I'd find them alone on their beds at night,
And whisper words that should guide them right,
Lessons of priceless worth;
GROUP 1:
I'd fly,
GROUP 2:
I'd fly,
GROUP 3:
I'd fly,
ALL:
... more swift than the swiftest bird,
And tell them things they never heard
SOLO:
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
ALL:
Love them anyway.
SOLO:
If you do good, people may accuse you of selfish motives.
ALL:
Do good anyway.
SOLO:
If you are successful, you may win false friends and true enemies.
ALL:
Succeed anyway.
SOLO:
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow.
ALL:
Do good anyway.
SOLO:
Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable.
ALL:
Be honest and transparent anyway.
SOLO:
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
ALL:
Build anyway.
SOLO:
People who really want help may attack you if you help them.
ALL:
Help them anyway.
SOLO:
Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt.
ALL:
Give the world your best anyway.
GIRLS:
Truths which the ages for aye repeat,
BOYS:
Unknown to the statesmen at their feet.
STANZA FIVE
GROUP 1:
If I...
GROUP 2:
If I...
GROUP 3:
If I...
ALL:
... were a voice,
an immortal voice,
I'd speak in the people's ear;
And whenever they shouted...
GROUP 1:
"Liberty!"
GROUP 2:
"Liberty !"
GROUP 3:
"Liberty!"
ALL:
Without deserving to be free,
I'd make their error clear.
GROUP 1:
I'd fly...
GROUP 2:
I'd fly...
GROUP 3:
I'd fly...
ALL:
...on the wings of day,
Rebuking wrong on my world-wide way,
And making all the Earth rejoice
GROUP 1:
If I...
GROUP 2:
If I...
GROUP 3:
If I...
ALL:
...were a voice!
3 comments:
Thank u so much for this.
hi again,
may I adapt this for my junior one students. they will be having their competition this July. really appreciate it.
Sure, good luck!
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