EveningStar for
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Poem
byEdgarAllanPoe
EveningStar
Twasnoontideofsummer, Andmid-timeofnight; Andstars,intheirorbits, Shonepale,thro'thelight Ofthebrighter,coldmoon, 'Midplanetsherslaves, HerselfintheHeavens, Herbeamonthewaves.
Igazedawhile
Onhercoldsmile; Toocold-toocoldformeTherepass'd,as ashroud, Afleecy cloud, AndIturnedawaytothee, ProudEveningStar, Inthygloryafar, Anddearerthybeamshallbe; Forjoytomyheart Istheproudpart ThoubearestinHeavenatnight, AndmoreIadmire Thydistantfire, Thanthatcolder,lowlylight.
Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Piano Andantecelestiale Andantecelestiale Twas Twas S A T B noontideofsummer, noontideofsummer, 5 5 And And midtimeofnight; midtimeofnight; And And 1
EveningStar
S A T B 9 stars,intheirorbits, stars,intheirorbits, Shone Shone pale,thro'thelight pale,thro'thelight Ofthe Ofthe S A T B 13 brighter,coldmoon, brighter,coldmoon, 'Mid 'Mid planetsherslaves, planetsherslaves, 2
S A T B 16 Her Her selfintheHeavens, selfintheHeavens, Her Her beamonthe beamonthe beamonthe beamonthe S A T B waves. waves. waves. waves. 20 20 3
S A T B Igazedawhile Igazedawhile I Igazeda 24 24 gazedawhile while Onhercoldsmile; Onhersmile; Onhersmile; Onhersmile; Too Too Too Too - S A T B 28 coldtoocoldfor coldtoocoldfor coldtoocoldfor coldtoocoldfor meThere meThere me meThere pass'd,asashroud, pass'd,asashroud, pass'd,asa pass'd, A A shroud,A A ---4
S A T B 32 fleecycloud, fleecycloud, fleecycloud, fleecyAfleecy AndI And Afleecycloud,AndI cloud,And turnedawayto turnedawayto turnedawayto turnedawayto thee, thee, thee, thee, -- S A T B ProudEveningStar,Inthy ProudEveningStar, ProudEveningStar, ProudStar,In 36 36 gloryafar,And gloryafar,And gloryafar, gloryafar, dearerthybeamshall dearerthybeamshall dearerthybeamshall dearerbeamshall --5
S A T B 39 be;For be; be;shallbe; thybeamshallbe; joytomyheart joytomyheart joytomyheart joytomyheart IstheproudpartThou IsthepartThou IstheproudpartThou Isthepart S A T B 42 bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat night,And night, night, night, bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat poco rit. poco rit. 6
S A T B light light light light 45 45 a tempo a tempo Twas noontideofsummer, Twasnoontideof Twas And summer, noontideofsummer, S A T B 49 midtimeofnight; Andmidtimeof And And night; midtimeofnight; stars, Andstars,intheir And intheirorbits, orbits,Shone stars,intheirorbits,Shone --- 7
S A T B 53 thro'the pale,thro'thelight pale, light thro'thelightOfthe Ofthe brighter,coldmoon, brighter,coldmoon, 'Mid 'Mid 'Mid 'Mid S A T B 57 planetsher planetsher planetsher planetsher slaves, slaves, slaves,Her slaves,Her selfinthe selfinthe Her Her Heavens, Heavens, --- 8
S A T B 61 beamonthe beamonthe beamonthe beamonthe waves. waves. waves. waves. ProudEveningStar,Inthy ProudEveningStar, ProudEveningStar, ProudStar, A A- S A T B 64 gloryafar,And gloryafar,And gloryafar, gloryafar, dearerthybeamshall dearerthybeamshall dearerthybeamshall dearerbeamshall be;For be; be;shallbe; thybeamshallbe; ---9
S A T B 67 joytomyheart joytomyheart joytomyheart joytomyheart IstheproudpartThou IsthepartThou IstheproudpartThou Isthepart bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat S A T B 70 night, night, night,Oh, night, ProudEveningStar, ProudEveningStar, ProudEveningStar,Inthy ProudStar,In B B ProudProudEveningStar, gloryafar,And gloryafar,And gloryafar, - -10
S A T B 73 dearerthybeamshall dearerthybeamshall dearerthybeamshall dearerthybeamshall be;For be;shallbe; be; thybeamshallbe; joytomyheart joytomyheart joytomyheart joytomyheart - S A T B 76 IstheproudpartThou IstheIsthepartThou IsthepartThou Isthepart bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat bearestinHeavenat night,And night, night, night, rit. rit. 11
S A T B moreIadmireThy moreIadmire moreIadmire moreIadmire Menomosso Menomosso 79 79 distantfire,Thanthat distantfire,Thanthat distantfire, distantfire,that colder,lowly colder,lowly colder,lowly colder,lowly -- S A T B light light light light 82 82 Tempoprimo Tempoprimo that rit. rit. colder,lowly colder,lowly colder,lowly colder,lowly (freely) MuchSlower (freely) MuchSlower 84 84 light light light light 12