WATER NIGHT. --- night with eyes of wa- ter in the field- a - sleep. Night. in the field

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1 Original Sanish text by Octavio Paz Translation by Muriel Rukeyser commissioned bv the Dale Warland Sinsers dedicated in deeest'friendshi to Dr. Bruce"Mayhall WATER NIGHT for S.A.T.B. Chorus, a caella Music by Eric Whitacre Night with Adagio, semre legato For rehearsal only P the night, --- night with eyes of wa- ter in the field- a - slee a.aa night with eyes wa- ter in the field slee- isnight, night with eyes_ of_ wa- ter in the field slee is the night, night with eyes of tr wa - ter in the field Text 1959 by Ocøvio Paz and Muriel Rukeyser. Rerinæd by ermission of Octavio Paz. This arrangement 1996 Walton Music Cor. Intemational Coyright Secured Made in U.S.A. All Rights Reserved

2 horse that trem - bles- is in horse that trem - bles- ls ln horse that trem - bles- horse that trem - bles- Eyesof- se - cret Eyes, sub, f se - cret se - crel se - cret Eyes-

3 sha-dow-wa- ter,- well - wa- ter,_ sha- dow - wa - ter.- well - wa-ter,- of sha - dow - wa - ter, eyes of m well - wa- ter,- of sha - dow - wa - ter, eyes of well - wa - ter,_ eyes of dream - wa - ter sol - i-tude, eyes Si - lence of dream - wa - tereyes of dream - wa - ter and eyes of dream - wa - ter Si - lence Fq

4 an - i-ma1s moon - led ln 7- j two lit - tle an - i - mals moon - led in those wa - ters If you o - en eyes f -J,- wa - ters If you o - en eyes f r-{-----r wa - ters If you o - en eyes wa - ters If you o - en eyes night

5 o - ens of musk, the se- cret king-dom of the of musk, the se- cret king-dom of the o - ens musk,- doors- of the tr flow- ing from the cen - ter of the night flow- ing from the cen - ter of the night king - dom of the wa - ter o - ens flow- ing from the cen - ter of the night king- dom of the wa - ter o - ens flow- ing from the cen - ter of the night

6 -J- -3- And if you close nv - er, si - lent and beau- ti - ful m And if you close rrv - er, si - lent and beau- ti - ful m -3- And if you close m r.isi - lent and beau- ti - ful -J- And if you close Your r.lsi - lent and beau- ti - ful fi1ls with for - ward, - cur - rent, fills- you_ from- with in, for - ward, cur - rent, fills- you- rom- with fil1sflows -J- -3-

7 for - ward, dark - ens you Night brings its wet - ness dark - ens Night brings its wet - ness for - ward, dark - ens you Night brings its wet - ness for - ward, dark - ens E Night brings its wet - ness beach - es in beach - es in soul beach - es soul beach - es in soul

8 PROGRAM NOTES The oetry of Octavio Paz is a comoser's dream. The music seems to set itself (without the usual sruggle that invariably accomanies this task) and the rocess feels more like cleaning the oils from an ancient canvas!o reveal the hidden music than comosing. Wøer Night was no excetion, and the tight harmonies and atient unfolding seemed to our from the oetry from the first reading, singing its magic even after the English translation. Water Night is simly the næural musical exression of this beautiful oem, and is dedicated with my greatest sincerity to my friend and confidant Dr. Bruce lmayhall. GEI\IERAL PERFORMANCE NOTE In all ftree or four-art women's or men's divisi sections, there should be a division of voices resulting in a balanced sound. ABOUT TIIE COMPOSER Bom in 1970, Eric Whitacre is an accomlished comoser, conductor, and clinician, and has received erformances of his choral and instrumental worts throughout the United States, Canada and Jaan.

9 AGUA NOCTURNA WATERNIGHT læ noche de ojos de caballo que tiemblan en la noche, la noche de ojos de agua en el camo dormido, estå en tus ojos de caballo que tiembla, eslå en tus ojos de agua secreta. Ojos de agua de sombra, ojos de agua de ozo, ojos de agua de suef,o. El silencio y la soledad, como dos queflos animales a quienes guia la luna, behen en esosojos, behen en esas agurs. Si abres los ojos, se abre la noche de uertas de musgo, se abre el reino secreto del agua que mana del centro de la noche. Y si los cierras, un riote inuda or dentro, avatu:, te hare oscura: la noche moja riberas en tu alma Night with the eyes of a horse tlnt trembles in the night, night with eyes of water in the fiel.d aslee is in a horse that ffembles, is in eyes of secret waler. Eyes af shadow-water, eyes of well-water, eyes of drean-water. Silence and solitude, two little animals moon-led, in in those walers. Ifyou oen night oera, doors ofmusk, the secret kingdom of the wakr oryns flowingfron the center of night. And ifyou close a river fills youfrom within, flows forward, darkers you : night brings irs wetness to berrches in soul. Octavio Paz (adated by Eric Whitacre) ( trans hti on : M urie I Rukey ser ) Text Coyright O 1959 by Octavio Paz and Muriel Rukeyser. Rerinted try ermission of Octavio az. This arrangement 1996 Walton Music Cor., Intemational Coyright Secrned Made in U.S.A. All Rights Reserved

a suite of three songs about childhood, for SATB chorus and piano

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