Roger Ellman
Reverie
Love Song of Life
Copyright © 2010
Male voice recitave by William Butler Yeats, “Song of the Wandering Aengus”
by permission of Simon & Schuster, Scribner Poetry
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Reverie -- Love Song of Life
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 
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Piano
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Counterbass
Roger Ellman
Adagio q = 60
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Adagio q = 60
    

            
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
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          
p

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
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             
p
         
    
  


  
 
  

  
  
 
    
 
  
  
  
     
 
   
     



 

   
          

              
 

 
 
  


   
     

 
 



p

 
            

   
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

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






 
 
      

 
p
        
      
  

  
 
f

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Recitative
Male Voice:
A tempo Adagio q = 60

  
  

   

pp
 
  
 

   

 

   

  

 

   

I went out to the hazel wood,
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pp


pp



pp




A tempo Adagio q = 60
pp




  


     



 
 







 


  


    





 
 
 
 
 
 
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
Because a fire ... was in my head,
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  

 




    
 
   
 
 
 
 

  

  



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


 

  




   

 


 




   

 
 


 




 

 
 
   





 
 
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

 





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

 












   

 
  






 



 
And hooked a berry ... to a thread;
 
  



   




 




  

 


 

  




 



  





And cut ... and peeled ... a hazel wand,
And when white moths ... were on the wing,

  
  


 
  



  



  








    







 

And moth-like stars ... were flickering out,



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
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



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  

 




    
 
   


 
 


 


 






 







I dropped the berry ... in a stream

   

 
 










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A
              
         


 

  




A
When I had laid it ... on the floor
               

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

 




 





  

 














 

 





  


 




and caught ... a little silver trout.

  
  



  







 

 
            

      







  


           

I went to blow ... the fire a-flame,
  








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
 
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    
 
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 
   
 
  
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
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
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
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 
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


  
 



 
 



  








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        
      
 
  








 



    
  







 
 
q = 55  
55
    


 
  


    
 


p
 
   

 
  

   


It had become ... a glimmering girl
    

q = 55
 
 





  
  




 
  
 


Poco Lento q = 55
mp
 




 
  
q = 50

 

 
  
  

      
  

   


  


  
   


          

      
  


   





 
   
   
 



    


mp
mp
With apple blos - som in her hair

     
  


   
          
   
   
   
       
        
       
  
   
    

  





 
 
 



 

     

mp

 

q = 50
And someone . . . . . . . . called .. me .. by .. my .. name .. :
mp

 
 


 
  
p



     

But something rustled on the floor,
          
  
p

           
p




      

p

 

 


Poco Lento q = 55

 


 


 



 


 



   

  



5
  
        
 

           


  
 









62


           


Who called me by my name and ran




 




  
   
  



B




pp


rit.
















A Tempo
 Adagio
 q = 60 




     
 



    

  




  









Though I am old with wandering
B


A Tempo Adagio q = 60
      
 
  






pp



 

 
        




pp




    

pp






    
69

  
 
 

rit.
And faded through the brightening air.
 
       
   
      
 


 
     






pp






  


 


     



      


     


 
 
  




 




  

 
 
 

Through hollow lands and hilly lands,



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 












6
78
  

 






 





 

    
 




   



I ... will find out ... where she has gone,
   


 
 
 


 
     
  

  

 





 


 






 
 




   

 
 











 


  

 













And walk among long dappled grass,
   





  


 

 




And kiss her lips ... and take her hands;


85

   

 



 

  
  








  



















 



  







    






 




And pluck till time and times are done,
  

 
 
 
 
 
  

 
 
 
 














7

93
  

 







 


 



 
  




The silver apples ... of the moon,

 



 
    

 
 

 
100
C




C

   

 
 









A tempo Adagio q = 60





  

 





  




rit.


 







 
 

 


The golden apples ... of the sun.

 
rit.
 







 




  


 



 
 















A tempo Adagio q = 60
      
 

    
p




    

     
p

        
p
        
 
   
p
        

   
p


           

         
   
  
        



           

        
 
   
  
 
 
   
   
   
  


  
 
 
 

   















 
  
   

  


 
     
   
 
 

  
 

   
 
  
 



  


  



108

  
  

   

pp
 
pp
pp

 
 
 
pp


 
 



 
 



 




  
 
 

   

 







8

  


     



  

 
 
  

 








  


      




 
 
 
 
 
 





rit.


 








 
















pp
116
  


 





    
 
   


 
 

 


 





   

 
   




 

  


 
 





 




  

 
  


 

 
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