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  NW3005 

 
I shall light a candle


words from a Bengali song and from the Apocrypha

 

music by Sheena Phillips

based on a traditional Bengali tune

for soprano, alto, tenor and bass chorus


SATB spacer performance time approx  3m 00s 











Composer's notes



This piece counterposes and interweaves two texts, one expressing uncertainty about how to live, the other offering a 'candle of understanding'.  When the tenors come in with the line 'I shall light a candle', the upper parts crescendo and decrescendo to the word 'light' like a flickering candle flame; the decrescendo must be effective so as to let the tenor line through.


A light percussion ostinato may be added on the three main beats of each 7/8 bar.















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 Words 


I shall light a candle


Jahoori jahoor re chenei, katooriai kaat,

Rakhalia krishak a chenei fasholeri maat,

Sharno karei shona chenei kashurura kasha,

shati nari janei shudhu patir bhalobasha,

Aami konu kisu chinlam narei, 

kulkinara pailam na 	pabashastra bujhlam na.


Bengali song



I shall light a candle of understanding in thine heart, 

which shall not be put out.


from the Apocrypha










Translation of the Bengali song


Jewellers, they know their jewels,	 woodcutters know their wood,

Farmers know their field of barley and their field of corn,

Goldsmiths know their golden bracelets, silversmiths their silver,

The good woman only knows the love of her husband..

But I have little understanding, 

I  don't know which way to go, I don't know the way of life.


Translation by Canasg editors







 Full pronunciation guide provided 








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