Nature Morte by Theatre of Voices Edition

Galina Grigorjeva

(b. 1962)

Estonia/Ukraine

Nature Morte 2008 for mixed choir

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Nature Morte

he poetic source of my composition Nature Morte is the work of Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996). The piece is based on fragments of two works by the Russian poet of Jewish background – Nature Morte (1971) and The Butterfly (1973), which were written shortly before and after Brodsky moved to the United States in 1972: The poems brilliantly reflect Brodsky’s emotional state at the time. The basic themes of Brodsky’s poetry from this period touch on the relationship between people and society, the choice between good and evil, the search for truth, and the relationship with God. For my piece Nature Morte, I have chosen the poem’s English translation. Brodsky was actively involved in the translation of his words; therefore the English versions of his texts may be considered just as valuable as the originals, or, in any event, not any less valuable than the originals. Galina Grigorjeva

Vocal Text I NATURE MORTE People and things crowd in. Eyes can be bruised and hurt by people as well as things. Better to live in the dark. I sit on a wooden bench watching the passers-by – sometimes whole families. I am fed up with the light. This is a winter month. First on the calendar. I shall begin to speak when I’m fed up with the dark.

(From Nature Morte, 1971)

II THE BUTTERFLY Should I say that you’re dead? You touched so brief a fragment of time. There’s much that’s sad in the joke God played. I scarcely comprehend the words “you’ve lived”; the date of your birth and when you faded in my cupped hand are one, and not two dates. Thus calculated, your term is, simply stated, less than a day. Who was the jeweler, who from our world extracted your miniature – a world where madness brings us low, and lower,

where we are things, while you are the thought of things? Should I say that, somehow, you lack all being? What, then, are my hands feeling that’s so like you? Such colors can’t be drawn from non-existence. Tell me, at whose insistence were yours laid on? There are, on your small wings, black spots and splashes – like eyes, birds, girls, eyelashes. But of what things are you the airy norm? What bits of faces, what broken times? What places shine through your form? As for your nature morte; Yet you’re akin to nothingness – like it, you’re wholly empty. And if, in your life’s venture, Nothing takes flesh, that flesh will die. Yet while you live you offer a frail and shifting buffer, dividing it from me. (From The Butterfly, 1973) III WHO ARE YOU? * Mary now speaks to Christ: “Are you my son? – or God? You are nailed to the cross. Where lies my homeward road? Can I pass through my gate not having understood: Are you dead? – or alive? Are you my son? – or God?” Christ speaks to her in turn: “Whether dead or alive, woman, it’s all the same – son or God, I am thine.” (From Nature Morte, 1971) Texts by Joseph Brodsky (1940) * The title of this part by Galina Grigorjeva

Excerpts from Nature Morte and The Butterfly from Collected Poems in English by Joseph Brodsky. Copyright ÂŠ 2000 by the Estate of Joseph Brodsky. Used by arrangement with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. All rights reserved. The premiere of Galina Grigorjevaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nature Morte took place on October 23, 2008 at Niguliste Church, Tallinn, Estonia. The performers were the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Daniel Reuss. Nature Morte was commissioned by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

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Galina Grigorjeva: Nature Morte - 18

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Galina Grigorjeva: Nature Morte - 21

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and things crowd

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nœ

in,

bœ

in,

and things crowd

in,

bœ

peo - ple

nœ

and things crowd

nœ

and things crowd

peo - ple bƒ œ bœ ? crowd

nœ

peo - ple

U ∑

nœ

peo - ple

and things crowd

in,

U ∑

in,

U ∑

nœ

U ∑

and things crowd

bœ

U ∑

in,

and things

peo - ple

and things

#œ nœ

bœ

and things crowd

œ bœ

peo - ple

#œ nœ

and things crowd

peo - ple

œ œ

and

œ œ

things crowd

œ œ

peo - ple

Galina Grigorjeva: Nature Morte - 31

q = 50 Lontano

p & œ p & œ

This

p & œ

This

III

This I

#œ

P >œ # >œ

U >œ

U # >œ

win - ter mo(nth)*

win - ter...

U œ >

win

P œ

First First

III

P œ

on on

First

on...

P #œ

First II

nth.

#œ the the...

U> œœ # œ u >

U> œ

U >œ

...ca - len - dar.

U œ >

on...

(

U ∑

* One singer to pronounce clearly the end of the word, the others simply to hold the vowel.

Galina Grigorjeva: Nature Morte - 32

I) I È)

F #œ & ( I

III

FI # œ( &

III

)

œ œ

shall )

be - gin

œ œ

f >œ

U œ>

speak

Uœ

be - gin...

U V ∑ ? U∑

>. œ

U> œ

I'm...

U>œ

...with

the

> œ.

dark.

when

I'm...

...with

the

> œ.

dark.

when

I'm...

...with

the

dark.

Î œ. > ...with Î œ >. ...with Ï Î >œ . # >œ .

the

dark.

œ. >

the

dark.

œ >.

the

>œ .

dark.

...up

with

the

dark.

Ï bœ . >

with

Î œ. > with Î >œ .

the

dark.

œ. >

the

>œ .

dark.

Î bœ . > with Î

the

dark.

œ >.

the

dark.

with

œ >.

the

dark.

#U>œ

when

Ï > œ.

F U & #œ > m F U & #œ > m F U & # >œ m F U >œ V m F U >œ V

Î > œ.

Ï > #œ . Ï > œ.

F & (I )

III

shall

U> œ

Commosso

Î > œ.

Ï U >œ

Ï U œ > ...fed... Ï U #œ > ...fed...

...fed...

F U > bœ m

Î > œ. Î >œ .

...with

Ï > œ.

...up

Î > œ.

with

? U∑ ? U∑

œ >.

Galina Grigorjeva: Nature Morte - 33

>œ .

> œ.

U> œ U> œ

U> œ U œ > U œ > U> œ

U> œ

U œ >

U> œ

U œ > U >œ

p (I ) &

III

& & &

(

)

gliss.

)

III

...fed...

sub (

)

I am fed up with the dark

P mezza voce œ #œ #œ

with the dark

People and things crowd in I am fed up with the dark I am fed up with the dark People and things crowd in

People and things crowd in

sub )

V(i ?(

(

...dark.

I am fed up with the dark

People and things crowd in People and things crowd in

(

People and things crowd in

ß F U œ

œ bœ œ œ œ #œ #œ

I am fed up with the dark

P mezza voce

People and things crowd in

sub

People and things crowd in

I am fed up with the dark P

I am fed up with the dark

People and things crowd in

)

sub )

ß U œ

)

sub

)

*) Text cresc. molto **) Text dim. molto

gliss.

ß #U œ

ß bU œ

...I'm...

mezza voce

P mezzafedvoceup with the dark œ œ # œ b œ œ œJ b œ J

with the dark

People and things crowd in I am fed up with the dark

sub

œ bœ œ œ #œ J J

People and things crowd in

sub

III

ß U bœ

#u œ ß ...with...

I am fed up with the dark

ß U œ

when...

sub (

~7''

sub

**)

sub

am fed up

...the...

ß U œ

...up...

when...

The text in the rhombus are to be spoken. Beginning with Alto III and Tenor I (and moving out into the rest of the choir as shown - exept for Soprano I and Bass III)each singer choose a phrase and recites it freely. The overall dynamic shape is a crescendo molto to the middle point followed by a diminuendo molto. The total duration of the rhomb text should be ca 14''. Soprano I, II, III and Bass I, II, III (from the middle of rhombus): after ending(before next voice) the word( when, I'm, fed, ...etc.) singers will continue singing on same vowel as it was in the word. Galina Grigorjeva: Nature Morte - 34

III

ad libitum

& &

œ œ œ bœ œ #œ #œ I

& &

III

am fed

bœ œ V I

III

am fed

up with the dark,

bœ œ œ bœ V J J œ œ #œ I

up with the dark

V ? ? ?

poco a poco sussurando

am fed up

œ nœ bœ œ œ œ #œ #œ œ œ bœ œ #œ #œ I

am fed

œ nœ bœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ #œ #œ I

III

poco a poco sussurando

am fed up with the dark poco a poco sussurando

up with the dark

poco a poco sussurando

ad libitum

Galina Grigorjeva: Nature Morte - 35

& &

III

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sussurando f f

sussurando

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*)~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ shake the scores (

Galina Grigorjeva: Nature Morte - 36

III

*) p

U ∑ & ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ∏ p f , *) U ∑ & ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ∏ f, *) p U ∑ & ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ∏ poco a poco senza voce U ∑ & &

poco a poco senza voce

~40''

U ∑ U ∑ U ∑ U ∑

U ∑

U ∑ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ∏ f, *) p U ? ∑ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ∏ f p *) , U ? ∑ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ∏ *)

exhale

Galina Grigorjeva: Nature Morte - 37

The Butterfly Lento q = 30

Tranquillo molto, senza vibrato, senza colore I II Soprano III IV

I II Alto III IV

I II Tenor III IV

& 34

p 54 b œ

...you are

∑

p 3 bœ &4

œ œ. ∑

Should I

say

j œ

that...

5 4

˙.

U œ.

dead?

u∑ ∑

U ˙

j œ 88

You

j œ J

touched so...

8 8

œ Œ

œ.

œ œ b œœ . œ

...so brief a

∑

U ∑

∑

& 34

∑

U ∑

∑

V 34

∑

U ∑

∑

V 34

∑

U ∑

∑

& 34

Galina Grigorjeva: The Butterfly - 38

frag-ment of

œ.

7 &8

œœ ..

˙˙

time.

& 78

3 ˙˙ .. 4

∑

p 7 & 8 ˙˙

...time.

7 &8

...time

V 78

p œ

There's

7 V8

j œ

that's

∑

& w V w com - pre - hend

bœ

∑ œ

∑

8 8

34 œ

j œ

"you've

mm mm

˙.

∑ p Ij scar œ œ ∑

3 ˙. 4

pœ

...the

∑

lived";

˙˙ . .

˙.

∑

date

Galina Grigorjeva: The Butterfly - 39

∑

j œ

- cely

∑ ˙˙ . .

∑

mm 34 p ˙ . ˙.

words

∑

j œ

p ˙.

pmm 34 ˙ . ˙.

the

j œ œ ∑

∑

œœ

Ó. ˙.

played.

∑

p ˙.

8 8

∑

& w

∑

∑ the joke God

∑

& w

V œ

∑

& w

34 b œj œ sad

3 4

much

∑

34 ˙˙ ..

œœ ..

∑

8 8

∑

your

7 &8

& 78 œœ .. & 78

˙˙

œ J

7 & 8 œœ . .

birth

and

7 V8 œ

˙œ

& 34 ˙ . & 34 œj ˙ . #œ

& 34

fa - ded

∑

3 V 4 ˙.

∑

5 8 œ

PThus 98 Œ # œ j œ

two

98 # œ˙

dates.

98 # ˙ pmm pmm 9 ˙ 8 ˙

∑

pmm 54 ˙˙

cupped

˙˙ ..

5 4

˙. ∑

hand

∑

œ. ∑

5 4

∑

œ. Œ.

j œ œ

cu - la - ted,

∑

œ Œ

Ó 58

œœ

cal

∑ ˙.

∑

œœ .. œ

∑

œ. ∑

5 œ 8 pmm 98 ˙ ˙

not

∑

58 œ

5 4 #˙ p mm 45 ˙

œœ . .

∑

V 34

œ Œ

∑

& 34 ˙ .

...and

∑

58 œ œ

when you

V 78 T

5 8

∑

p œ

your...

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58 #œœ 58

#œ

...your

œ. ∑

œ.œ

term

œ. ∑ ∑

œ .∑

mm Œ P œ. œ œ.

œœ ..

œœ

5 8

œœ

Galina Grigorjeva: The Butterfly - 40

œœ ..

œ J

day. j F j #œ œ 5 #˙ . #œ Œ 4 Ó. ∑

4 &4 œ

Ó & 44 ˙œ œ œ œ # ˙

P Ó

& 44 ˙

∑

w V 44 w T

11 & 8

4 V 4 w˙

P 11 œ & 8 Ó & 118

& 118

V 118

11 V 8

...who

œ Œ

from our

∑ ˙

˙˙ ..

˙Ó

˙.

5 4 # ˙˙ .. Pmm

˙˙

˙˙ ..

#œ

j œj œ J ‰ P a

...a

∑ ∑

∑

world

∑

˙˙ ..

ture

world ex - trac - ted...

˙.

˙˙

œœ . . mi - nia

˙œ .# œ # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ # œ J J

˙. 45 ˙ .

P ww mm ...your

œ J

mm 54 Ó P # œ # ˙œ œ œ # œ . Œ. J J F Who was the jeweler,... 5 4 ˙. ˙ ˙. ˙

P mm #˙ P#˙

4 &4 Ó

∑

45 ˙ .

simp-ly sta - ted, mm

...less than a

˙˙ ˙˙

3 ˙˙ .. 4 j œ J

where

world

where

3 j 4 # œ #œœ J

mad - ness

œ.

34 ˙.

œ.

34 ˙ .

œœ .. œ.

Galina Grigorjeva: The Butterfly - 41

34 ˙ . 3 4

brings

∑ ∑

j #œ J us

p 7 œ. & 8 œ.

˙˙

& 78 #œœ

j œ #œœ J

low,

and lo - wer, where

low,

and lo - wer, where

& 78 œ .

& 34 & 34

& 34 V 34

3 V4

are

things...

are

things

Should

œ Ó

#œ

while

you are

∑ ˙

64 w .

∑

74 w

∑

6 4

∑

7 4

∑

a tempo

U ˙

44 44

say...

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u‰

#œ J

...that...

44 4 4

w p #œ

...some - how, m

˙w

∑

pœ

...you

∑

lack

˙.

Ó. œ œ # œJ ˙ . the thought of things? p ∑ ∑

U ∑

∑

˙œ . œ J

74 wœ # œ J

∑

7 4

U∑

˙. u

#œœ

7 w 4

∑

U∑ uÓ

rit.

64 œ #˙˙

6 4

˙ ∑

7 V8

& 34

∑

7 & 8 œ.

V 78 œ . T

6 ww . 4

#œ

all

˙.

34 #œ

∑ ˙

∑

be - ing?

∑ ˙

∑ 34 ˙.

∑

3 4

∑

you...

∑

Galina Grigorjeva: The Butterfly - 42

∑ 34 ˙. mm

∑

4 &4 w

& 44 Œ

What, P 4 & 4 # œw

3 4 ˙

my hands feel - ing that's so P ...are j 3 Œ. # œ # œ œ 4 œ # œ œj # œ P J J

˙.

then...

4 &4 w

...are my hands

∑

V 44

∑

4 V4

∑

& 34 # ˙˙ ..

& 34 œ # œ

drawn from

V 34 ˙˙ .. 3 V4

j œ J

∑

3 4

∑

44 w œ #œ

non - ex - is - tence.

œ #œ ∑

∑

44 w #w P mm mm

Pmm

44 #ww

you?

44 w

∑

P mm 44 # ww P mm 4 4

∑

34 ˙˙ .. œ.

me,

Pmm #œ

Such co - lors can't be F 4 Œ œ œ #œ œ #œ 4 ∑

∑

F Tell 44 œ w

34 ˙ .

Œ ˙

4 4 Ó

44 ww

& 34 ˙ . & 34 ˙ .

feel - ing that's so mm

3 4 ˙ .

∑

j #œ #œ œ

at whose in

∑

sis - tence

∑

34 ˙ . ˙. 34 ˙˙ . .

4 4

3 Œ 4

Galina Grigorjeva: The Butterfly - 43

were yours laid

34 ˙ .

44 ww

∑

j #œ œ

34 œj œ ˙.

Pmm #˙˙ P mm

6 &4 Œ

j œ J

F bœœ

There

are

your

There

are

your...

Ó.

˙. V 45 ˙ . 5 V 4 ˙ ..

œ.

∑

eye - lash-es.

∑

Œ. ˙˙ ˙

œœ .

spots

œ.

∑

...eye lash...

girls,

∑

...black

7 8

like eyes, birds,

∑

...birds...

& 45

œœ

∑

F 78 b œœ P mm

& 45 b œœ . b œ b œ œ . œJ œ œ bœœ œ F J & 45

œœ ..

7 8

6 V 4 bw . œw 5 &4

7 b œœ 8 P mm

∑

P 6 mm. & 4 bw P mm

on?

V 64 T

œœ .

j bœ

wings...

& 64 bb ww .. & 64

small

œ FJ

But

˙˙ ..

˙˙

Ó.

‰Fœ ˙.

F mm b˙ ∑

j œ bœ œ bœ œ ˙

...what things are you the air - y...

∑˙ .

of...

b ˙˙ .. F mm

j œ

and

b œœ œ

44 œ œ ∑œ b œ œ J J F What bits of fa - ces, Fmm 44 Ó ˙. ˙ ŒF 44 w bw 44

w w

˙˙

4 4

Galina Grigorjeva: The Butterfly - 44

...norm? mm

Ów.

splash - es...

F mm œ

meno mosso

f >j >œ & œJ f> > what bro fU & ww fu

U> ˙ u>

>j œ J >

...what bro - ken times?

- ken times?

f >j > >j U > œw œ œ ˙ u fmm fU w bu w f f mm U w w u f mm mm fU wœ f mm u˙ .

...what bro - ken times?

& A

& V T

p w & 44 w p mm

& 44

P 54 ww P

P 54 w w P P 5 bw 4 w P P 54 ww P

œœ

4 V4 w p

∑

a - kin...

P As

j bœ œ

F 5 Œ œ 4 w P

What

pla - ces

j œ

˙˙ .. œ

∑

5 4

U ˙˙ u UÓ UÓ ˙ u

U ˙˙ u

˙˙ . .

˙ ˙ ∑

...like

- thing - ness...

Ó u

˙. ˙.

54 P œ

∑

u∑

form?

∑

˙.

œœ

œ œ

U∑

U œ ˙˙ J u

for your na - ture morte

˙˙ ..

shine through your

˙. bœ œ œ J

œœ

b œœ

∑

Yet you are

bœ

p 4 & 4 ww w p Œ . P...to j no Ó 4 &4 œ b œ œ œJ œ . œ b œw P‰ J V 44

P 5 ww 4 P mm

w w

a tempo

˙.

it you're whol - ly

œ bœ

emp - ty.

j œ œ œ

∑ ∑

∑

˙.

Galina Grigorjeva: The Butterfly - 45

∑

j œ

And

7 œ. & 8 œ.

& 78 & 78 œ . œ Œ P J 7 & 8 œ.

˙œ b œ

your life

V 78 T

7 V 8 œ.

∑

3 4 ˙. ∑

& 98 & 98 ˙. p mm

V 98 T

9 V8

Yet

no - thing

∑

& 98 ˙ .

& 98 ˙ .œ p

3 . 4 ˙

ven - ture,

∑

34 œ˙ . œ

˙˙ . .

∑ if,...

3 ˙˙ .. 4

˙˙

bœ J

∑ œ

takes

flesh,

Ó b œœ œ ˙

œ J

˙.

that

flesh will die.

∑

˙.

34 ˙ .

∑

34 Ó œ J

œ.

bœ

while

you

live

you

∑ ∑

œ .œ

34 ˙ . ˙

...a

∑

œ J

fer...

3 4

Galina Grigorjeva: The Butterfly - 46

œ frail

œ J

and...

∑ ∑

p ...shif b œœ

∑

- ting

6 & 4 w.

∑

3 ˙. ∑ 4

4 w 4

& 64

∑

& 64 œ b ˙ w. buf

6 & 4 w.

34 ˙.

6 V4

∑

3 4

∑

44 w

fer...

∑

3 4

∑

V 64 T

∑

rit. molto

˙. ∑

4 4 w ‰

∑

4 4

∑

∑ bœ p J

œ J

œ ∑

...di - vi - ding

from

∑

U ∑

∑

U ∑

∑

& ww

me.

∑

˙˙

π 54 b œ

Should

5 4

œ I

Ó. ˙. ˙.

say...

∑

Galina Grigorjeva: The Butterfly - 47

πU 44 w

π 44 U w 44 4 4

U ∑ U ∑

Who are you? Largo q = 40 I

Soprano

p & ˙

p & w

#˙

∑

ry...

p Œ œ

#˙

...now speaks...

Alto

Ó.

∑

? ?

...to...

#œ

, ,

w mm

...Christ:

∑ P œ "Are

you

my...

# ww

"Are...

# ww "Are

∑

Tenor

Bass

Galina Grigorjeva: Who are you? - 48

5 I

˙. ∑ ...son?

& # ˙˙ .. &

˙˙ ..

son

V ?

∑

#˙

∑

# ww

F ww

F w

...or...

∑

mm ...my...

Ó.

...son?

...you...

& n # ˙˙ ..

p wœw

son

w˙ w

Are...

F ww

...son?

F ww

...or...

Ó. ∑

F #œ

...or...

F Ó

∑

or...

w 3

Are...

∑

Galina Grigorjeva: Who are you? - 49

∑

9 I

œ˙ . Œ

w & w

& ww

w w

V w

#˙

∑ p

...God?

...or

p #w

God?

p #w

...God?

...my...

...God?

∑

P œ

#œ

#˙

You

p #w

...God?

...you...

...God?

the

...God?

...nailed...

˙.

nailed

...you...

#˙

are

? w

...nailed...

˙.

You

p #w

V w

...son...

Are... ...you...

& ˙w

p œ˙ . Œ mm

∑

Piu mosso q = 48

w w

Galina Grigorjeva: Who are you? - 50

are

nailed

˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.

the

14 I

& #w

...cross...

#w .

∑

#w .

∑

...cross...

...lies...

...road...

#˙ ˙

Where

lies

˙.

#œ

Where

lies

home - ward

road?

#w .

#œ

#w .

home - ward

road?

cross.

...road...

& #˙ . &

...lies...

cross. I

#œ œ

#˙ .

#œ œ

#œ œ œ #˙

You are nailed...

P #w .

You are

nailed to

...Where

the

cross.

...road?

#w .

...road?

Galina Grigorjeva: Who are you? - 51

Where

∑

P w

lies

P & Œ

#˙ .

...my I

V œ lies

V ˙ lies...

? w

#œ

home - ward

#˙ ...home...

∑

road

∑

P œ

Where lies

#œ

œ #˙

home

Galina Grigorjeva: Who are you? - 52

#œ

ward

road?

"Can 22 I

& ˙

"Can I...

˙œ.

pass...

& Ó.

∑

through...

P #œ

...my

#w . > gate... P "Can

˙˙

"Can...

# œw. # œ ˙

∑

through my

#œ #œ

œ # œ # ˙.œ

˙.

∑

pass through my...

#˙

not hav - ing,

I pass...

V w.

...I...

"Can

not hav - ing,

> # ˙œ # w ˙ .

"Can I

f ˙ ˙

gate

not hav - ing,

˙˙ ..

I pass

f #˙ ˙

˙˙ ..

˙˙

ww ..

f #˙ ˙

not hav - ing,

f #˙ ˙

not hav - ing,

f #˙ ˙

not hav - ing,

f #˙ ˙

not hav - ing,

Galina Grigorjeva: Who are you? - 53

& œ

26 I

f ˙

hav

ing

not

hav

ing

hav

n˙

not

ing

un -

f ˙

hav

not

f ˙

hav

#˙

f ˙

hav

not

#˙

f ˙

hav

not

hav

not

& œ #˙

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& œ #˙

...not ha... ...hav

& œ # ww .

V œ

ing

...not ha...

V œ

? œ ? œ

w w

f ˙

not

un - der - stood:

der -

- stood:

ing...

w -

w .w

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