silent stars

a Paola

for female choir

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& 4

Rabindranath Tagore

Soprano 1

Soprano 2

Soprano 3

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u - pon thy feet stands

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u - pon thy feet stands

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p
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what is this sudden sight that is come upon me?

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Arezzo, 18-2-2013

LEGENDA
= sound with air - suono con aria
= nasal sound - suono nasale
= deep phoned sound - suono con fonazione profonda
= sound with overtones - suono produzione di armonici
= from a vowel to another - da una vocale all'altra
/ = wisper - sussurrato
= spoken not in tune - parlato non intonato

When my play was with thee

I never questioned who thou wert.
I knew nor shyness nor fear,
my life was boisterous.
In the early morning thau wouldst call me
from my sleep like my own comrade
and lead me running from glade to glade
Of those days I never cared to know
the meaning of songs thou san-est to me.
Only my voice took up the tunes,
and my heart danced in their cadence.
Now, when the playtime is over,
what is this sudden sight that is come u-pon me?
The world with eyes bent upon thy feet stands
in awe with all its silent stars.
Rabindranath Tagore