Kagekiyo

by Seami
Translated from Japanese by Arthur Waley

Girl

q = 38 - 52, singers: skip2on the notes as a stone3would skip upon the surface
of a lake5
4

Late

Attendant

Kagekiyo

Villager

dewdrops

Late dewdrops

are our

are

our

Flute

Oboe

Flute

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only

lives

till

the

only

wait

till the

wind blows,

wind

the

9
10

blows, the

wind

wind

of

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pp

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Oboe

Clarinet
in Bb

Clarinet
in Bb

Clarinet
in Bb

Bassoon

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mp

mp

pp

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morning

Oboe

Clarinet
in Bb

11

of morning

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that

wait

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mp

lives that

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Horn in F

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ppp

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Horn in F

Horn in F

Trumpet
in Bb

Trumpet
in Bb

Trumpet
in Bb

Horn in F

Horn in F

Trombone

Trombone

Tuba

E. Guitar

D. Bass

D. Bass

Drums

Perc.

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Baritone
Sax

Bassoon

Soprano
Sax

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Bassoon

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mp

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blows.

Timo Tuhkanen
0520157

blows

12

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crotales, let ring

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Voice

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Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

am

Cl.

Cl.

16

17

in

18

the

valley of

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19

Kamagaye. My

father

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mp

21

the

Kagekiyo

20

passionate

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pp

sub. mp

pp

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faught

24

for

the

25

house

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Tpt.

Tpt.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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pp

pp

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sub. pp

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sub. pp

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mp pp mp

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mf

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pp

Tbn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Hn.

mp

Hn.

mp

mp

Bsn.

pp

p mp

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Hn.

pp

mp

mp

Hn.

Hn.

pp

he was

this

B. Sax.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

27

And for

26

of Hei.

23

pp

22

Bsn.

live

Cl.

Cl.

15

Hitomoru. I

Ob.

14

Voice

29
28

hated by the

Genji.

30

31

32

33

37

mp

mp

Cl.

Cl.

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

B. Sax.

Hn.

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mp

pp

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S. Sax.

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to Miazaki in the

Voice

him

36

county

have banished

35
34

told they

am

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mp

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pp

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pp

he passes

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the months and

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pp

changed estate

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pp

there in

and

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39
40

Hyuga,

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mp

mp

pp

pp

pp

mp

mp

pp

mp

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Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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of

38

pp

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pp

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pp

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Voice

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44

years.

45

must

not

46

be

47

downcast

at the

48

toil of

49

the

50

journey;

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52

for harship is

the lot

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54

of

all

Voice

Voice

Voice

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that

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travel

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on

Ob.

Cl.

Fl.

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

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mp

mp
3

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mp
3

mp

mp
3

mp
3

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3

3

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

pp

mp

pp

mp

mp

mp

mp
3

mp

mp

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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mp

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3

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unfamiliar

Voice

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must

bare

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

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for my

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Oh

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double - wet

our

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sleeves

with

70

the

tears

Cl.

Cl.

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Fl.

Cl.

Oh

doublewet

our

sleeves

with

the

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

B. Sax.

Hn.

S. Sax.

Cl.

sake

fathers

it

Voice

roads,

61

pp

pp

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Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

pp

mp

Tbn.

mp

mp

Tbn.

Hn.

Hn.

pp

mp

Voice

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Voice

Voice

Voice

of

troubled

72

73

dreaming and

tears of troubled dreaming and the

dews

the

that

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dews

wet our

grassy

Cl.

Cl.

Fl.

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

mp

pp

mp

mp

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mf

mp

pp

pp

mp

mp

Tpt.

mp

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

pp

pp

mp

pp

pp

mf

crotales let ring

3
mp
3

mp

pp

mp

pp

ppp

mf

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mp

78

77

wet

who

our

shall

grassy

point

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bed.

80

We leave Sagami;

the

way

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who

shall

point

to Totomi,

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mf
arco

pp

pp

arco

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mf

mp

mp

mp

mf

pp

pp

mp

mp

pp mp pp

pp

mp

pp

Sagami;

Hn.

Tpt.

We leave

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Tpt.

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Hn.

pp

bed.

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that

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far

Voice

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Voice

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the

off

84

way

not

only

to

Totomi,

86

in

far

name?Over

88

off not

the

sea we

in

name?

row:

Over

90

and

the

now

92

sea

the eightfold Spider Bridge

we

we

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row:

and

now

cross

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

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Hn.

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Voice

B. Sax.

only

S. Sax.

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Voice

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Fl.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

Voice

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Voice

to

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Mikawa.

the

96

eight - fold spider

How long,

bridge

97

we

98

cross to

City of

Mikawa.

the

99

How

Clouds,

long,

100

101

City

shall we, injured to travel, see

you

102

103

of

the

Clouds,

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

in

our

dreams.

we,

injured to

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

shall

105

104

Voice

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

travel, see

Voice

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you

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our

111

dreams?

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113

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115

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120

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

that

think

we must

already

have come

119

117

journeyd so fast

have

116

We

Voice

110

Fl.

109

Voice

in

to

Miazaki

in the

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

country of

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Voice

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Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

It

is here

124

125

you

should

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126

ask

for yourfather.

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mp

mp

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pp

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pp
3

p
3

mp
3
mp

mp

mp
3

mp
3

mp

Behind

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mp
3

pp
3

timpani

marimba or xylophone
roll on each note!

mf

mf
3

mp
3

mp

pp

pp

pp

pp

mp

mp

pp

pp

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pp

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mp

crotales

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pp

clean, let ring

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I waste

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pp

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in alone

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mf

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pp

shut

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pp

pp

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pp

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pp

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pp

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barricade

134

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pinewood

sub. pp

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pp

133

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pp

this

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gate,

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this

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pp

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128

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3

123

Tbn.

Hyuga.

Hn.

122

Fl.

B. Sax.

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pp

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pp

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Voice

Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

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the hours

me

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and days;by

138

not

numbered,

140

since my

141

eyes no longer

142

see

143

144

the

clear light

145

of

147

heaven, but

146

in

148

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

darkness, unending darkness,profitlessly sleep in

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Voice

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Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Chorus

150

151

this low

152

room.

For garment

153

154

given but

155

one coat to cover

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157

from

winter winds

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159

or summer's

160

fire this ruin, this

161

Oh

better had I

162

anatomy.

Oh

better had I

Oh

better had I

Oh

better had I

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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Voice

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163

left

left

left

Fl.

the world,

Voice

Voice

the world,

Voice

the world,

left

the world,

165

166

to

167

wear

the

blackstained sleeve.

to

wear

the

wear

the

to

wear

the

blackstained sleeve.

170

Who will

blackstained sleeve.

169

blackstained sleeve.

to

168

Who will

Who will

Who will

171

now pity me, whose

now pity me, whose

now pity me, whose

now pity me, whose

172

withered frame

withered frame

withered frame

withered frame

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174

even

to

even

to

even

to

even

to

myself is

myself is

myself is

myself is

175

hateful?

hateful?

hateful?

hateful?

176

Or

Or

Or

Or

177

who

who

who

who

178

shall

shall

shall

shall

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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Voice

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Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

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make

make

make

make

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case

case

case

case

182

183

184

to

search

for me

to

search

to

to

search

search

185

for me

for me

for me

and

carry

and

carry

and

carry

and

carry

186

187

consolation to

consolation to

consolation to

consolation to

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my

woes?How strange!

that hut

is so

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192

old, I cannot think

193

that

my
woes?

woes?

190

my
woes?

my

189

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

anyone

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Voice

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195

can

live

196

Yet I

heard a

speaking

200

within. Perhaps

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

some

202

beggar lodges there,

204

203

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

not

go

206

207

nearer.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

will

205

Hn.

201

B. Sax.

199

S. Sax.

voice

198

Voice

Fl.

there.

197

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

Though

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Voice

208

Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

my

209

eyes

210

211

see not autumn

yet

212

213

214

has

the

wind

215

216

brought

tiding

217

of

218

one

219

who

220

221

wonders

222

by

ways unknown

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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Voice

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224

bewildered

finding

225

rest

226

nowhere

227

228

229

230

235

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

For

in

the Three

Worlds of

Being nowhere,

but

only in

the

234

233

Voice

232

Voice

231

Void

Eternal.

None is,

and none can

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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Voice

236

Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

237

aswer where to

238

239

I

thy

asking.

have

240

come

241

to

242

your

cottage to

243

ask

244

245

you something.

246

What

247

248

is it

you

want?

249

Can

you

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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Voice

250

251

Voice

tell me where the exile

lives?

252

The exile? What

253

exile do

254

255

you

256

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

mean? Tell

me his

258

259

We
are
looking

name.

260

261

262

for Kagekiyo the passionate who faught
for

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

257

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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Voice

263

264

265

Taira.

Voice

I have heard
of

Voice

266

Voice

267

him indeed.

268

269

But

am

270

271

blind, and have

272

not

I have

seen him.

273

274

275

heard
such sad

276

tales

277

of

his

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

plight that

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Voice

278

Voice

279

I
needs

Voice

Voice

280

281

282

must pity him. Go
further;
ask

283

It

284

does not

285

seem

286

that we

287

288

289

shall find
him here.

290

291

292

293

Let us go
further
and ask
again.

elswhere.

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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Voice

294

296

297

298

299

300

301

302

303

304

305

306

307

308

309

310

311

312

313

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

295

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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314

Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Voice

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

315

316

317

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321

322

323

324

325

326

327

328

329

330

331

332

333

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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334

Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Voice

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

335

336

337

338

339

340

341

342

343

344

345

346

347

348

349

350

351

352

353

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

25

354

Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Voice

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

355

356

357

358

359

360

361

362

363

364

365

366

367

368

369

370

371

372

373

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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374

Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Voice

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

375

376

377

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386

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389

390

391

392

393

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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394

Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Voice

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

395

396

397

398

399

400

401

402

403

404

405

406

407

408

409

410

411

412

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.

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413

Voice

Voice

Voice

Fl.

Ob.

Ob.

Ob.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Cl.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Bsn.

Voice

Fl.

S. Sax.

B. Sax.

Hn.

414

415

416

417

418

419

420

421

422

423

424

425

426

427

428

429

430

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tba.

E. Gtr.

Db.

Db.

Dr.

Perc.