Hermit Songs To Elisabeth Sprague Coolidge 1. At Saint Patrick’s Purgatory 13th century original key: G-sharp minor Translated by Sean O’Faolain Allegretto, in steady rhythm 4. Samuel Barbe Op. 29, No. 19: = SSS SSS bs 2 oS Se pil-grim-age to Loch Dergl_______ 9, King. of the church.gs aaa — _—_———— a Agta —————— Ss ee Sa == | Die: ==- = ee saa = 2S Next om The Silver Branch by Sean O'Faolain, copyright 1938 by The Viking Pres, Inc. by permission of The Viking Press, In, New York, and Jonathan Cape Limited, London "Loch Derg (Red Lake) in County Donegal has been a place of pilgrimage from very early times. Copyright © 1954, 2010 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) New York, NY International Copyright Secured. Ali Rights ReservedS slightly slower SS SS ta = fa be = =lee == tg Pew only be-got-ten Son127 Sa SS by whom all_men were made, who shunnednot the death by three = == wounds, = = j= =. arg. — i i — ae ana Cole. 31 Fatempo eee — — 6 JS 2 ; 4 pi-ty me on my pil - grim-age to Loch boon J ee = =e = r =: fatempo SS == t not sof - terthana__ stone! Now 17, 1952128 IL. Church Bell at Night oral hey 12th century Samuel Barber Translated by Howard Mumford Jones Op. 29, No. 2 1952 Molto adagio - = 46 Po = = = jee ee a Sweet lit - tle bell, struck on a wind -y night, late = =" ‘pienes eae oe te ae ct = * SS 5 see 2 = 1 would lie - fer keep tryst’ with thee ‘Than be BS a ait Il g “iit | HP F FU WW — ail Bha Bba f i a =a 9 5 Soe = Wide a Mit ada’ «ipa cals Jae. eet: 2 =a. Es oP tT : T ; ‘Text from Romanesque Lyric, by permission of the University of North Carolina Press, Now. 3, 1952 Copyrga © 1954, 2010 by G, Schirmer, ne (ASCAB) New York, NY ‘ternational Copyright Secured. Ali Rights Reserved.129 ‘ * HI. St. Ita’s Vision ‘ original ky: @ major second higher Attributed to Saint Ita, 8th century Samuel Barber 7 Translated by Chester Kallman Op. 29, No. 3 ‘ 1953 ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ! lunge he is —— Fr = bthle 5 = 6 ages sae ee oe Heav-en Inthe form of a Ba-by that Imay murse Him". So that 3 = : ee Christ came down to her in the form of a ta - pronounce Beta + *Printed as a C-natural in the first edition, Words used by special permission, Copyright © 1954, 2010 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) New York, NY Tetorsnslenal Conighe Gateeed on heen eeeAndante con moto -.= 46 “In” fam Je at my ES sak Noth-ing in this world is true Save, O di - ny murs - ling,You. In - fant Je - sus, at my—breast, 13 SS lle By my heart ev - "ry night, You Inursearenot A churl but were be-got_ On131 a Sea Heay- en's Light. In - fant Je - sus, Sa peril Pileggero = es = ——_ breast, there but You who could jer JT- SS Give ev-er-last_ - ing Good? where - for. I give my food,gee = J —— es oe SS — your— best! There is none that has such right. ‘Toyour song as non arpeg. 35 ————= ral, ———_ P._ tempo, senza ral. a ly) Jan, 5.1953IV. The Heavenly Banquet original key a major second higher Attributed to Saint Brigid, 10th century Translated by Sean O'Faolain Lively, with good humor J = 108 Samuel Barber Op. 29, No. 4 1952 oS SSS eee would like to have the men of on oe ts pS poco, quasi staccato house; with vats of good cheer laid out for them. I would like to have the three “SS VS their fame is so great. I would like peo-ple from ev - "ry ‘Text from The Silver Branch by Sean O'Faolain, copyright 1938, by the Viking Press, Inc., by permission of The Viking Press, Inc. ‘New York, and Jonathan Cape Limited, London, In the first edition several L-H. chords were altered by Barber to avoid awkward fingering in this transposition. We have reprinted the alterations. Affected measures: 2,4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14,24, 28, 30,32. Copyright © 1954, 2010 by G. Schirmer, Ine. (ASCAP) New York, NY ‘International Copyright Secured. Ali Rights Reserved.134 10. ie ee Selah Be woud tke them tobe cher finer dink ing SS — == a ae ays ose = i hs Fal ohae ‘ , Pee Oe — Gr sa =S=z SS Twouldlike- tohave Je + sus sit-ting here a - plegaro pockiss. rall. h atenpo nf ———— f 16 poco a poco = = <4 ie =e SS SS ee mong them. would like a great lake of beer___for the dunrearersPcppee le TS Bee = crese. of ! an quasi stace, i o —_ is Sar cS = a’ slightly slower pespr. dim. | bade poce ral, 1 4 —— cee. al tempo t ——— SS to et 3 or : —== 2S | fam -i- ly Drinking it through all e =~ —ter-ni- ty, poce rall accel. al tempo I Sea Now. 13, 1952V. The Crucifixion niginal key: a major second higher From The Speckled Book, 12th Century Samuel Barber Translated by Howard Mumford Jones Op. 29, No. 5 1952 Moderato « = 56 fy Thee, 0 a ‘ment cease be -cause of that. Te waslike the part-ing of Text from Romanesque Lyric, by permission of the University of North Carolina Press. Copyright © 1954, 2010 by G, Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) New York, NY {international Copyright Secured. Ali Rights Reserved,ary S—S broadly = = =—= SS Se [SS = = = SS = Ab sore was the suff-ring borne By the bod-y of Marys (= tert? 7 1 ptenderly and slower —— But sor-er still to Him was the grief Which for His sake 20 sf ———————————. »p Came up-on His Mo im r (Oct 26, 1952138 VI. Sea-Snatch original key: C minor 8th-9th century Samuel Barber Translated by Kenneth Jackson Op. 29, No. 6 1953 4, Allegro con fuoco, surging f _—— _—_ — i. TF crushed us, it has drowned us, O______King_of the star-bright King-dom of Heav-en; — — rn a se ee 3 Tes ye pe cc ‘Text from Kenneth Jackson's Celiie Miscellany, by permission of Routledge and Kegan Paul, Ltd, London, and Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. Copyright © 1954, 2010 by G, Schirmer, Inc, (ASCAP) New York, NY Date ncoean Wart pista 4 oan138 , oo > os > = SSS SS sumed us, swallowed us, as tim-ber is de - voured bycrim-son fire from Heavecn pig 3 ———————. y = SSS —S SS SS i te = a x = Cte SSS é * > a “Barber altered the grace note in the transposed lower key. ** Barber altered the final two chords in the transposed lower key because of the range of the piano. Jan. 6, 1953ial VIL. Promiscuity rina ey 9th century ? Samuel Barber Translated by Kenneth Jackson Op. 29, No. 7 195. Sostenuto Allegro moderato - = 100 4 not know with whom E-dan*will sleep, == SS eS Gar 1 do know that fair B- don will See od = i=: = Sj pe ea = #. = Sp# = —— Sostenuto =p atempo norsleep @-Ione. gramps, A a ays Jan. 13, 1953 ‘Text from Kenneth Jackson's A Celtic Miscellany, by permission of Routledge and Kegan Paul, Ltd. London, and Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass *Edan: pronounce Ay-den, Copyright © 1954, 2010 by G, Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) New York, NY ‘International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.To Isabelle Vengerova VIII. The Monk and His Cat 8th or 9th century orignal key Samuel Barber Translated by W.H. Auden Op. 29, No. 8 1953 Moderato, flowing + mm a Pan-gur,white Pan - gur, How. hap - py— we are~ 4 ——— =— Scho - lar and Each has his own. work to do dai-ly; ——s Jae To agfespr. A A senza ped. ‘Words used by special permission. Notes marked (-) in these two measures should be slightly longer, pochissimo rubato; also on the fourth page. [Barber's footnote] Copyright © 1954, 2010 by G, Schirmer, Ine. (ASCAB) New York, NY \eraatiohal Goponght secured. Ali Rights Reser itrnataca 1 i Rabe Reservede a ae grbiciee s “ rve : $2 Se .(3 arate I re-joice when my mind Fath-oms a Neith-er hin - ders the oth - er; mp «tempo 32, —= ss nf 2 — se With-out te-dium and en Pan-gur, white Pan - gur,—lone to - sgeth-er, Scho - lar and mS == sempre in tempo ——— sabe 7 Pie tes a —- -— ae —S— foe cat. Pangan white Pan > gun)— a re be bat | | = : as Fie : == Se a E Ee > gt eee ot pp fae re 2 SS + . = SSF ae —— a ; = = er = en tiay : eS aw enamel : See == : me oe ote ir¢gtiitd sensaped. (intempo) _ peh 16. 1953.— To the memory of Mary Evans Scott IX. The Praises of God ginal key: a majo second higher Lth century Samuel Barber Translated by W.H. Auden Op. 29, No.9 1953 Un poco allegro +. = 66 of How fool - ish the onze pedale Who does not and praise With joy - ful words, he a-lone can, Heav - en’s High King ‘Words used by special permission, Copyright © 1954, 2010 by G. Schirmer, Inc: (ASCAP) New York, NY ‘international Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.To Whom the light 2 £ s— birds —— pub, &. of = = SS alll day, Wald waiviti ae (o weeannie 1:0 ona Kee the acatbealis Gadd Se SS. 4 ee ev -‘ry-where,1 Si fie ig SE ————— 5 ppp 7 ee ow eS = = -E= a a > tion sing, Law aa Speco ators Psp r rs ate da - tion sing, _ poco allarg, = >| CW A senza pe. nap ‘an, 27, 1953148 X. The Desire for Hermitage original key: major second higher 8th-9th century Samuel Barber Based on a translation by Sean O'Faolain Op. 29, No. 10 1953 Calmo e sostenuto « = 50 . in a little cell with no-bo-dy pil-grim-age — be-fore the last pil-grim-age_ to Death. Ca ‘Text from The Silver Branch by Sean O’Faolain, copyright 1938 by The Viking Press, Ine. by permission of The Viking Press, Ine., New York, and Jonathan Cape Limited, London, “All grace-notes somewhat longer, rubato. [Barber's footnote] Copyright © 1954, 2010 by G, Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) New York, NY ee a ee geeDL fe * Sing-ing the pass-ing_hours tocloud-y Heav-en; — feed - ing itp-on rinforzando —— + and wa-ter from the cold spring. ‘That will be an end to Tinforsando ish = = owing ahead z —_—_—_— _—_ = a = se SS te. tanitacbouses ee sont “ a ass poco f appassionato te - = ts = =eSUM WI 7 rl Will : icc — = — = a = cir SS in to the world, a ~ Tone T shall go SSS = 20D molto allarg. 1 Jan. 15,1953