Twelve Moravian Songs

Song Cycle by Karel Husa (b. 1921)

1. Sunrise
 (Sung text)

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There is the sun climbing the skies
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2. Who is that?
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Who is that all alone walking along the dam?
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3. The deserter
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I deserted from the army
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4. Between two mountains
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Down between two mountains in the lovely valley
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5. When I sing
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High up in the mountains my song echoes clearly
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6. What is wrong?
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O Jan, what is wrong? You have plowing to do!
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7. Song for dancing
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If the farmer did not have such a pretty daughter
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8. Echo in the mountains
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Ah, mountains so green all bathed in gold morning light
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9. The snowball
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Why, dear snowball, do you lie there in the river?
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10. Aspen leaves
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When the leaves fade on the aspen tree one fall day
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11. Lost love
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Love was once alive and glowing
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12. Homeland, Goodbye
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When the Slovak set off to roam one fine day
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Total word count: 592