Mary's song

To Klarup Pigekor,Denrnark

ARY'S SONG Luci Shaw

Knut Nystedt

Tranquillo

1997

i60

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Blue

home - spun

and the bend

of

my

breast

keep

Blue

home - spun

and the

bend

of

my

breast

keep

Blue

home - spun

and the

bend

of

my

breast

keep

Blue

home - spun

and the

bend

of

my

breast

keep

2

1

2

5

warm this small hot

nak - ed

star

fal -- len

to

my

arms.

warm this small hot

nak - ed

star

fal - len

to

my

arms.

warm this small hot

nak

ed

star

fal - len

to

my

arms.

warm this small hot

nak - ed

star

fal - len to (71

my

arms.

10

(Rest...

you who have had

so

far

to

come.) (7\

Now

near - ness

(Rest...

you who have had

so

far

to

come.)

Now

near - ness

(Rest...

you who have had

so

far

to

come.)

Now

near - ness

you who have had

so

far

to

come.)

Now

near - ness

7P-

(Rest...

Copyright © 1997 by Norsk Musikforlag A/S, Oslo. Lyrics: Used by permission of Harold Shaw Publishers, Wheaton, IL 60189 N.M.O. 11080

satis - fies the bo -dy

of

God

sweetly.

Quiet

sa - tis - fies the bo - dy of

God

sweet - ly. (:

Qui - et he lies,

sa - tis - fies the bo - dy of

God

sweetly.

Qui - et he lies,

bo - dy of

God

sweet - ly.

Qui - et he lies,

sa - tisfiesthe 15

he lies,

cresc.

qui

-

et he lies

whose vi gor hurled

a

u

whose vi gor hurled

a

u

whose vi- gor hurled

whose vi gor hurled

-

ni verse,

a

ni verse,

a

a

u - ni- verse,

a

a

u

a

-

-

cresc.

qui

-

et he lies

-

-

-

••••••

cresc.

qui - et he lies cresc.

qui

-

et he lies

f-

-

tranq.

p dolce

- ni- verse.

whose

- ni- verse.

He sleeps,

-ni- verse.

He sleeps,

- ni- verse.

He sleeps, -2-

-

ni verse, -

20

ey - lids have not closed be -

His breath (so slight it seems no breath at

fore.

all)

once

- o-

he sleeps,

he sleeps,

he sleeps,

he sleeps,

he sleeps,

he sleeps, p dolce

25

ruff-led the dark

deeps

to sprout a world.

Charmed by_ -cr

7:5"

he

sleeps,

he

sleeps,

he

sleeps,

•• • •••

,PP

dove's

-/

the whis - per of straw,

voices,

he

hesleeps,

_,

hesleeps,

he

he dreams,

he

he

sleeps, -3-

Pia:imosso J=120

30

hear- ing no mu - sic

from his oth- er spheres.

Breath, mouth,

ears,

eyes,

dreams,

he

dreams.

Breath, rnouth,

ears,

eyes,

dreams,

he

dreams.

Breath, mouth,

ears,

— eyes,

Breath, mouth,

ears,

eyes,

-E)-

he

dreams,

dreams. 35

he is cur- tailed,

he is cur - tailed

who

o- ver-flowed all

he is cur- tailed,

he is cur - tailed

who

o - ver-flowed all

he is cur- tailed,

he is cur - tailed

who

o- ver-flowed all

is cur- tailed,

he is cur tailed

who

o- ver-flowed all

Tempo I

40

skies,

all

years. ("..1

Old -

er

than

e -

skies,

all

years.

Old -

er

than

e -

skies,

all

years. (71

Old - er

than

e - ter - ni- ty,

skies,

all

years.

Old - er

than

e - ter - ni- ty,

-4-

cresc.

ter- ni- ty,now

he is new.

Now na

-

tive to

earth as I am,

Now na

-

tive to

earth as I am,

cresc.

ter- ni- ty,now

he is new.

cresc.

now

he is new,

he

is new.

Now na

-

tive to

earth as I

he

is new.

Now

-

tive to

earth as I

cresc.

now

he is new,

na

45

mf

caught that I might be

free, inf

caught that I might be

free,

am,

nailed to my

poor

pla - net,

caught that I might be

am,

nailed to my

poor

pla - net,

caught that I might be

—

blind

in

my

50

womb

to

know my dark - ness rit.

blind

in

my

womb

to

know my

dark - ness rit.

free,

blind

(.1

rit.

in

my

end - ed, (".1 end - ed, (".1

womb, my womb, rit.

free,

blind

in -5-

my

womb, my womb,

Più mosso

brought to this birth

for

me

to be new - bom,

to be

brought to this birth

for

me

to be new - bom,

to be

brought to this birth, brought to this birth for

me

to be new - bom,

to be

brought to this birth, brought to this birth for

me

to be new - born,

to be

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new -born,

and for

him

to

see

me

mend - ed,

new - bom,

and for

him

to

see

me

mend - ed,

new - born,

and for

him

to

see

me

mend - ed,

new - bom,

and for

him

to

see

me

mend - ed,

cresc.

brought to this birth for me

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to be new - bom,

to be

cresc.

brought to this birth for me

to be new - bom,

to be

cresc.

brought to this birth

for

me

to be new- born,

to be

cresc.

brought to this birth

for

me -6-

to be new - born,

to be

nit.

ff>.

new - born,

and for him

to see me mend - ed

I must see him tom, rit.

new - born,

and for him

to see me mend- ed

I must see him tom, rit.

new - born,

and for him

to see me mend - ed

and for him

65

to see me mend- ed >-.

I must see

him

tom.

I must see

him

tom. r":'

I must see

him

I must see

him

(:1

- ff

must see him torn, rit.

new - bom,

ff

ff

>I must see him tom,

Tempo I

Blue.

home - spun

and the

Blue

home - spun

and the

torn. (:\

Blue

home - spun

and the

tom.

Bluehome

(".")

- spun

and

70

bend

og

my

breast

keep warm this small hot

nak - ed

star

bend

of

my

breast

keep warm this small hot

nak - ed

star

bend

of

my

breast

keep warm this small hot

nak - ed

star

bend

of

my

breast

keep warm this small hot -7-

nak - ed

star

the

75

fal - len

to

my

arms.

(Rest...

you who have had so

fal - len

to

my

arms.

(Rest...

you who have had so

fal - len

to

my

arms.

(Rest...

you who have had so

fal - len

to

my

arms.

(Rest...

you who have had so

piû tranq.

riL

far rit.

far

poco

tocome.) ("."1

Now near- ness

tocome.)

Now

sa - tis- fies the bo - dy of God

near- ness

sa- tis- fies the bo - dy of God_

tocome.)

Now

near- ness

sweet- ly,

sa- tis- fies the bo - dy of God_

tocome.)

sweet- ly, poco

PP

rit.

far

_

poco

rit.

far

sweet- ly, poco

Now

near- ness

sa- tis- fies the bo - dy of God_

sweet- ly,

80

sa - tis - fies the

bo-

dy

of

God

sweet

sa - tis - fies the

bo-

dy

of

God

sweet

sa - tis - fies the PP

bo-

dy

of

--cr God

sweet

sa - tis - fies the

bo-

dy

oL

God

sweet -

-8-

- ly

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