For AQUILA
Long Day Rebecca Wa s
Rebecca Wa s & Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Weary and heavy e = c. 116 Backing 1: HUMS
° 6 ™ mp & 8 ™ œ™
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Backing 2: LONG DAY
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Long day, long day,
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long day,
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long day, long day,
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long day,
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long day, long day,
Half of the choir should continue to sing the Backing patterns whilst the other half of the choir sings the TUNE as a 4-part round
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Long day,
TUNE (to be sung as a 4-part round)
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day
we all de - serve a place to
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safe and
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warm,
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where we are
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free,
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dream,
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free
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dream
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& ˙™ dreams.
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wish you sweet
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dreams.
The precise structure and duration of the song is up to the performers. A suggestion for the ending is to have each line of the round drop out one by one until only one voice-part is left singing “sweet dreams, I wish you sweet dreams” © 2022
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