SG1022
Sea buckthorn
SATB divisi
performance time approx 1m 45s
Range S: d' – e'' / A: a – a' / T: d – c' / B: A – g
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Sea buckthorn
Sea buckthorn is a coastal shrub with bright orange berries - and also, in this song, a metaphor for something that flourishes even in adversity
This piece uses two groups of singers. Choir 1 sings the words, in a shifting meter that echoes the irregular rhythm of the waves. Choir 2 provides a wind-like drone and the ‘woosh’ of rain and salt spray battering the coast. It's good to see a song inspired by Scottish weather!
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
Words
Saut an' cruel winds tae shear it, [
salt]
Nichts o' haar an' rain - [
nights of cold mist]
Ye micht think the sallow buckthorn [
might]
Ne'er a hairst could hain; [
never a harvest could harbour]
But amang the sea-bleached branches [
among]
Ashen-grey as pain,
Thornset orange berries cluster
Flamin', beauty-fain.
Daith an' dule will stab ye surely, [
death and dolour / grief]
Be ye man or wife,
Mony trauchles an' mischances [
many struggles / troubles]
In ilk weird are rife; [
in everyone's fate]
Bide the storm ye canna hinder,[
cannot]
Mindin' through the strife, [
remembering]
Hoo the luntin' lowe o' beauty [
how the blazing fire of beauty]
Lichts the grey o' life. [
lights]
Helen Cruickshank
Copyright is held by A C Hunter, Ashgrove House, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland EH20 9NG
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