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Moonlight on sea

Poem by S N Solomons based on a poem by Gérard d'Houville

Moderato 

   

Mezzo Soprano

 

Alto

        

Guitar

5

 5     9

moon

 

gleam

 

gleam

deep dusk

  



like

her.

In deep

  



curv - éd

  

    

   



deep dusk green

 

dusk

 



curv - éd light

and





  

light



and

  

her.

   

spell

        

to

  

the swell

cres

  

clear

    



clear

      



of

    

moon

 

of shell sheen



     

-

cent

  

    

  



po - lished the shells that



po - lished the shells that

 

        

      

   

  

moon you com - plain

 

Sad

your voice like

  

 

 

air



green

Sad

                      15                9

       

the cres-cent moon's an

in deep dusk

  



 

like

in

shot through with

shot through with





     



  



In

 

David W Solomons

  

you com - plain

 

sur - ging

and light your

  

   

sea

surg -

-

Sad

   

moon

  

    

- ging

           your voice like to the swell of sur - ging sea that fills the hol - low shell  15                              This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performancecopies.     

©SN and DW Solomons 1987/2009

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Moonlight on Sea

     

       

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Godd-ess with thy,

Godd-ess with thy

         



Godd-ess with thy,

     

   



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       

You



You





   

Pour

as do the

as

do the

29

35

 





trans - lu - cent

whis

per



 

black and

  





whis

per

      

   

  

      

  

  

heart

that sore

my

  

heart

and plants up - on the night

trees

  

 



strained





 





 

   

ments

pour

on



my

         pour

on my dreams your

flower.





   dreams your light.



   

light.

     





flower.

    

hoards your

 



The slim

song

  

  

strange



pine

    

                     

and plants up - on the night



-



                 

     

  

       

trees

la

You hush

         

      

 

     

hush



Pour

 

hush my

24

29



trans - lu - cent

 

18



  

The

     

be - neath its

 

skin.

 35                              This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies. slim pine

black

and strained

hoards

your

song

Moonlight on Sea



39

      

39





   

moved



 

      

in

          

44

 

oh

 

         wind,

 

moon

twist - ed moon.

   

    

oh

   

twist - ed moon.

44

49

  



   

green

49

    

          mur-mur-ings of moon and sea and                  

      

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the

sea



  

the

sea sigh of

            





-

doom

tial

 



your

    









              

ca - den

and sea

 



your song

 

free to the wind,





In my

 

mind

still

     

In my mind

          and

as

the pine tree

         

as

I

the pine tree



high

   

the

sea sigh of

shells

  

song

free

  



keep

green mur-mur-ings of

 

still

I



keep







high

    

      

 

    

 

 







  







shells

to the

      

                                to purchase performance This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com copies.  cop-ies

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         

Moonlight on Sea

4





60

   

 

Songs without

  

60

66



 oh





oh

    

 

moon

moon



 



     

  

so

pale.

so

 

cease

  

 

with - out

             

  



Songs



pale.

      





 

e - cho your

 

             

e - cho your

cease

         66

 

songs

peace

 



with-out

 peace



        

cease

















              

        

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