C_u Cho Cha M_ 2/Prayer for Parents 2

This song forms part of a series of ten _x001C_ Prayers for Parents_x001D_ that Rufino Zaragoza composed throughout the 1980s for special children_x0019_ s Masses at his parish in Saigon. There is a long tradition of ancestor veneration, and these songs are sung for those venerations. Written in Western tonal style with a slight touch of Vietnamese traditional flavor, it is most suitable for a children_x0019_ s or teenager choral ensemble (perhaps for First Communion, Confirmation or a graduation ceremony). Adults along with the assembly may also use this song for weddings, funerals, Feast of the Holy Family, and the Lunar New Year.