Translation by Knud Victor Rasmussen (1879 - 1933)
Great sea sends me drifting
Language: English  after the Inuktitut (ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ)
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Authorship:
- by Knud Victor Rasmussen (1879 - 1933)
Based on:
- a text in Inuktitut (ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Harry Freedman, né Henryk Frydmann (1922 - 2005), "Great sea", 1966, first performed 1966 [ soprano and piano ], from Anerca, no. 1
- by Serge Garant (1929 - 1986), "Great sea sends me drifting", published 1961, rev. 1963 [ soprano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, harp, and percussion ], from Anerca, no. 3, Don Mills, Ontario, BMI Canada
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