2002


Primary Colors

Composed by Jake Heggie

The Deepest Desire Song Collection


"Primary Colors" is the fourth and final song of Jake Heggie's song cycle The Deepest Desire: Four meditations on Love. This song cycle sets the text of Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ.

Text

Primary Colors
by Sister Helen Prejean

I live my life in primary colors.
I let praise or blame fall where they may.
I hold my soul in equanimity
And leave the fruits of my labors to God.
At night, when I pray, I catch on fire;
And when I put my head on the pillow,
I fall instantly to sleep.

Records

2006

The Deepest Desire

Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Jake Heggie

Sheet Music