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Under the wide and starry sky, | Under the wide and starry sky, | ||
Dig the grave and let me lie. | Dig the grave and let me lie. | ||
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Here he lies where he longed to be; | Here he lies where he longed to be; | ||
Home is the sailor, home from sea, | Home is the sailor, home from sea, | ||
And the hunter home from the hill. | And the hunter home from the hill.}} | ||
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- CPDL #28381:
- Editor: Mark Chapman (submitted 2013-02-23). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 160 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Requiem (epitaph for RLS)
Composer: Mark Chapman
Lyricist: Robert Louis Stevenson
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SAB
Genre: Secular, Ode
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: Never published
Description: Most of the piece is bass solo, either unaccompanied, or accompanied by a wordless alto part. The chorus echoes the soloist. The solo part should be performable by any moderately experienced bass chorister.
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Original text and translations
English text
Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.