No. 7634 | Susa | The Gallant One | SSA
Landscapes and Silly Songs was commissioned by
and is dedicated to the Concert Chorale of Houston.
Landscapes and Silly Songs
2. The Gallant One
for SSA Chorus unaccompanied
Federico Garcia Lorca (1898–1936)
Will Kirkland, tr.
   f  
Soprano 1   
 
Conrad Susa
 
 
 

   

   

     
  
Mocking, childishly flirtatious, con (qq = ca. 72)
   
        

       
Gal - lant mine,
f
Soprano 2
 

     
Gal - lant mine,
Alto
Keyboard
(for
rehearsal
only)

Gal - lant mine,
   
  
 
   
 
   


meno f
8
Wheth - er you come
 


 


  
meno f
Wheth - er you
mine.
In your house they burn
young gal - lant
mine.
In your house they burn

or
wheth - er you go
  
Wheth - er you come
  
  

 

 
  



or



   
meno f

   





 

come
   
young gal - lant
   

 
In your house they burn
        

 
 
mine.
Mocking, childishly flirtatious, con (qq = ca. 72)



    
young gal - lant
   
f
wheth - er you


or


thyme.
thyme.
 
  
  
with a

     


thyme.

  




go
   
wheth - er you go


  
  
Words from THE CRICKET SINGS: POEMS AND SONGS FOR CHILDREN by Federico Garcia Lorca
as translated by Will Kirkland were published by New Directions Publishing Corp. in 1980.
This collection of poetry is Copyright © 1980 by The Estate of Federico Garcia Lorca and Will Kirkland
and is used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.
Music: © Copyright 1987 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company. A division of ECS Publishing,
Boston, Massachusetts. All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A.
2
  
 

12
key I

     
 

with a
17


 
key I
  
 

wheth - er you
wheth - er you go
 

 
go
lock the door.
 







    



  

   

with a
key

 


               
Tied
with a rib - bon.
I

lock
the




On the rib - bon
   

On the rib - bon
3

               
3



       
     
    


or wheth - er you
meno f, più cant.


 

  
 
  
 
With
With
  


  

meno f, più cant.

Tied
door.
   
3





 
 
        
a key of fine sil - ver.
slower, defiantly

 
meno f, più cant.
with a rib - bon.
3
a key of fine sil - ver.


 
lock the door.
the



or
  
 
    

 



22 slower, defiantly
Tied
lock

3
 






    
     
a key of fine sil - ver.


key I

 
   


    
with a
  
you come

with a key I
   
 
 
 

go




Wheth - er you come
   
  
 
or

the
      

  

 


Wheth - er
door.  









key I
lock the door.
Wheth - er you come

            


lock
with a
 

door.

There’s

There’s

 
With
 

 
 


  
in - scribed:




in - scribed:


  



  
  

  



with a rib - bon.
On the rib - bon
There’s

  
  



in - scribed:

