7/24/2019 from Das Schweigen des Sirenes

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Voice

w w

Es is zwar nicht ge sche hen,- -

2

w w

a ber viel leicht denk bar,- - - -

3

w

da sich je mand vor ih ren Ge sang- - -

4

ge ret tet ht te,- - -

5

w w

w w w

vor Ih ren Schwei gen ge wi nicht- - -

from "Das Schweigen des Sirenes"Leo Svirsky

always very quiet, to oneself, trailing off into silence

for Maria Valdmaa and Germaine Sijstermans

When there are two pitches, the lower pitch is to be played by an accompanyingsustained instrument, or another vocalist.

text by Franz Kafka