Songs from Exile
for Mezzo-Soprano,
(2020)
c.7 min
Viola, Cello, Double Bass
PERUSALSCORE
RENE ORTH
Songs from Exile
for Mezzo-Soprano,
(2020)
c.7 min
Viola, Cello, Double Bass
Songs from Exile
Who planted the banana trees in front of my window?
Their shadows fall in the midst of the courtyard. Their shadows fall in the midst of the courtyard. Leaves like hearts, leaves like hearts that open and close with excess of love. Midnight, rain on the leaves saddens my own heart.
Dien! Di! Dien! Di! Bitter, cold unceasing rain. Drip! Drop! Drip! Drop! Bitter, cold unceasing rain. Loneliness. Loneliness.
Sorrow corrodes this exile from the North. How can I bear to lie awake and listen?
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Drunk last night, I was slow to take off my makeup.
Plum blossoms in my hair have withered on their stem.
Sobering up, their scent interrupts my spring sleep, My distant dream did not carry me home. No sounds of people now, The Moon hangs longingly in the sky. The green blinds are lowered. Again, I finger the withered flowers, Again, pinching out their remaining fragrance, Again, to get a little more time
Songs from Exile
PERUSALSCORE
II. Distant Dreams
random, short bursts do not sync, but always overlap with other players
random, short bursts do not sync, but always overlap with other players
use one finger, gliss down gradually slow and lengthen note values
use one finger, gliss down
random, short bursts do not sync, but always overlap with other players
use one finger, gliss down
gradually slow and lengthen note values
gradually slow and lengthen note values
Orth: Songs from Exile JAT-166-033-SP