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Be Quiet, Wind
Martha Hill Duncan
soprano, alto, piano

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$3.50 for 2 copies of the song

Notes:

Be quiet wind, a little while, and let me hear my heart.
            Charles G.D. Roberts (1860-1943)

Both alto and soprano soloists are beautifully and equally showcased in this unique duet which mimics the sound of windchimes blowing in the wind.  A clever but very singable canon in the middle makes for a wonderfully rich and contemporary sound.

Text:

Be quiet, wind, a little while,
And let me hear my heart.
You chiming rivulet still your chant
And stealthily depart.

You whisperings in the aspen leaves,
You far-heard whip-poor-will,
You slow drop spilling from the rose—
You, even you, be still.

I must have infinite silence now,
Lest I should miss one word
Of all my heart would say to me—
Now, when its deeps are stirred.

Hardly I dare my breath to draw
Lest breathing break the spell,—
While we commune, my heart and I,
In dreams too deep to tell.

- Charles G.D. Roberts (1860-1943)

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