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Soprano

Tenor

Guitar

Adagio (q = 72)

S.

G.

dolce5

Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day: it was the night ing ale and not the- - -

S.

G.

9

lark, That pierced the fear ful hol low of thine- -

S.

G.

12

ear; Night ly she sings on yon po me gran nate tree: Be lieve me,- - - - - -

Lark and nightingaleadapted from Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietAct 3 Scene 5

composed by Li Cheong

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S.

T.

G.

rit.15

love, it was the night ing

a tempo

a tempo

ale.

It was the

- -

T.

G.

18

lark, the he rald of the morn, No night ing ale: look love, what en vious

(whisper)

- - - -

T.

G.

21

streaks Do lace the sev' ring clouds in yon der

3

3

3

3

east: Night's

62

- -

T.

G.

24

can dles are burnt out, and jo cund day Stands tip toe on the

rit.

rit.

mis ty moun tain- - - - -

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S.

T.

G.

a tempo

a tempo

27

Be

tops. I must be gone and

3 3

lieve me love, it was the

live

3

3

night ing ale. Be

I must be gone and

33

- - - -

S.

T.

G.

30

lieve me l ove, Be

live, or

3

lieve me love,

stay and

3

3

3

Yon

die.

-

S.

G.

33 3 3 3

light is not day light, I know it, I. It is some-

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S.

G.

(q = 80)35

me teor that the suun ex

pi mosso

6 6 6

hales, To be to

3

33

thee this night a

33

- -

S.

G.

38

3

torch bear er And

3

light thee on thy way to

3 3 3

Man tua: there fore stay

3 3 3

- - - -

S.

T.

G.

41

yet; thou need'st not to be

3 33

3

gone.

Let me be

T.

G.

44

ta ken, let me be put to

rit.

rit.

death; I am con

a tempo

a tempo

3

tent, so thou wilt have it- -

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T.

G.

47

so. I'll say yon grey is not the mor ning's eye,-

T.

G.

50

'Tis but the pale re flex of Cyn thia's brow; Nor- -

T.

G.

53

it is not the

; e : poco a poco cresc.

lark, whose notes do

poco a poco cresc.

beat the vaul ty -

T.

G.

56

hea ven so

; e :

high a bove our

; e :

heads:3 3

I have more care to- -

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T.

G.

60

stay than will to go: Come, death, and wel come!

3

3

Ju li et wills it- - -

T.

G.

poco a poco cresc.

64

so. How is it, my soul? let's talk; it is not

S.

T.

G.

68

day.

It is, it is: hie hence be gone a

S.

G.

72

way! It is the3

lark that sings so out of

3 33 3

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S.

G.

74

tune, Strain ing harsh dis cords and un plea sing sharps.

sub.

- - - -

S.

G.

ad lib.

78

3 33

rit.

3 33 a tempo

Some say the

S.

T.

G.

81

lark makes sweet di vi

L

sion; This doth not

3

It is the lark,

L

so, for she di vi deth

3

it is the lark di vi deth

- - - -

- -

S.

T.

G.

84

us: Some say the

us.

lark and loath ed toad change eyes,

O, now

-

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S.

T.

G.

88

I would they had changed voice

Since

too! Since

arm from arm

arm from arm

that voice doth

that voice doth

rit.

us af fray, Hunt ing

us af fray,

- -

-

S.

T.

G.

Lento (q = 60)93

3thee hence with hunt's up to the

3

Hung ting me hunt's up to the

3 3 3 3

rit.

rit.

day, O now be

day, O now be

3 3

primo tempo (q = 72)

gone;

gone;-

S.

T.

G.

96

more

more

light and light it

light and light it

grows; more

grows; more

ca - len - do - - -

ca - len - do - - -

ca - len - do - - -

dark and dark our

dark and dark our

gliss.

woes!

woes!

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