Two Songs from the Portuguese

Song Cycle by Samuel Hans Adler (b. 1928)

1. Simple Song
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
If thou art sleeping, maiden,
Awake and open thy door,
'Tis the break of day,
and we must away,
O'er meadow, and mount, and moor.

Wait not to find thy slippers,
But come with thy naked feet;
We shall have to pass
through the dewy grass,
And waters wide and fleet.

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2. Ballad

Language: English 
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Total word count: 51