LAURIE’S SONG from the opera ¢ “THE TENDER LAND” Moderate tempo(d = €.80) |-—-———_ Horace Everett Aaron Contant \ Piano = Somewhat slower, freely and tenderly Voice mp 4-66 (beginning slowly) Once I thought I'd nev-er grow Tall as this fence. Time dragged heav-y and slow. But A-pril came and Au-gust went be - © Copyright 1956 by Aaron Copland. ‘This edition © Copyright 1958 by Aaron Copland. Copyright for all countries. AU rights reserved. cae Sole Publishers: Boosey & Hawker Ine Lo RELRK 647 Printed in U.S.A.: mf (a) fore I knew just what they meant, And as I grew, I came to know how fast the time could go. —~ A tempo Once I thought I __ oor) Hevea _ ee P a space was plen-ty for me. —_ Lh. a th. if faster... MMP This 1 But I walked down the road one day, and a * LA, 2 S ORRD7 + =f tt justwhat_hap-pened I can't say. But little by lit-tle it came to be That | J ‘ey. 2 - | w . yy line be-tween the earth and sky dame _beck-on-ing to ——_ tip faster O10 Mp.» Fa ® Moving forward (J 96) Now the time has grown so short; The worl has grown so rey 7 nf Saster.... Til begrad-u - at-ed soon. orese. * . 8.2582PEE ewes —_ J ‘Why am I strange —in-side? 2 od2 A tempo (J -80) / try to "go down all those af ) rit ri earth and ‘neath the sky’. rit--- = °F grad-u - a-tion plat-form stand, I a it... atempo rite / / —= 7) sub. If ad Lib. > ‘What makes me think Id like to . oP, roads "be-yond that line a -bove the —————————T~T+ Z AA mp To - mor-row whea I. sit up-on™the know my hand will shake when "I reach Le 8.2582rit —rsr As at first é | out to take that pa-perwith the rib-boned_band. : aq. : mp slowly Now that all the learn.ing’s done, Oh who knows what will now be - gin? (Ay) * ILIG pad ib aay Oh it’s so strange,—I'm strange in - side, The time has grown so re J. —_————.. SS 2 — |p cola voce ————— vf — sor .————— short; the world so wide.. 8.2582