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I wander thro' each charter'd street, Near where the charter'd Thames does flow. And mark in every face I meet, Marks of weakness, marks of woe.
In every cry of every Man, In every Infant’s cry of fear, In every voice, in every ban, The mind-forg'd manacles I hear.
How the chimney-sweeper’s cry Every black'ning Church appalls; And the hapless Soldier’s sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls.
But most thro' midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlot’s curse Blasts the new born Infant’s tear, And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse.
from Songs of Experience
Duration: c. 4 minutes
London
WILLIAM BLAKE JULIAN MARSHALL
Rhythmic, but not too taut q = 84
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Piano (for rehearsal only) I mp wander - thro’ eachcharter’d - street, Nearwhere thechar ter’d -
Wan p der where Wan p der where
Wan p der where Rhythmic, but not too taut q = 84
Thamesdoesflow. Andmarkineve ry - faceImeet, Marksofweak ness,4 doesflow. Face ofwoe. doesflow. Face ofwoe. doesflow. Face ofwoe,
SOPRANO
ALTO TENOR
BASS
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marksofwoe. Inevery - cry ofevery - Man, Inevery - In fant’s -
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cles - Ihear. How
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Palace - walls. But most mf thro’midnight - streetsIhear
Pal - ace, cry, mf cry,
Pal ace, - cry, mf cry,
Pal ace, - cry, mf cry
howtheyouth ful - Harlot’s - curse Blasts p sub. thenew born - Infant’s - tear, And 27 man, tear, p sub.
Infant’sman, tear, p sub.
Infant’sman, tear, p sub. Infant’sgliss.
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41 most p sub. hear Ihearhow most p sub. hear Ihearhow Harlot,most p sub. hear Ihearhow Harlot, -
mostthro’midnight - streetsIhear Howtheyouth ful - Harlot’s - curse
45 voice, p sub.
blasts p sub. thenew born - Infant’s - tear, AndblightswithplaguestheMarriage - hearse.
Infants - tear.
voice, p sub.
Infant’s - tear. voice p sub.
Infant’s - tear.
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misty and wonderous misty and wonderous misty and wonderous
misty and wonderous gliss.
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oh ah oh Infant’s - tear.
oh hear, oh Infant’s - tear.
oh hear, oh Infant’s - tear.
oh hear, oh Infant’s - tear.
But p mostthro’midnight - streetsIhear Howtheyouth ful -
Most pp through Ihearhow,
pp through Ihearhow Most pp through Ihearhow gliss.
67 voice, pp
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Harlot’s - curse blasts p thenew born - Infant’s - tear, And
Harlot, - voice, pp
Harlot, - voice, pp blightswithplaguestheMarriage - hearse. rall.
70 mind. ah mind. ah mind. ah rall.