Requiescat

From the poem by Oscar Wilde

Sinad Finegan The parts have been labelled for SSA choir, but may be transposed to suit other voices, as required

1st Sopranos

2nd Sopranos

Altos

Sop. 1

& & &

# # #

# 3 . & 4 J Tread light -ly F # 3 j & 4 . Tread light -ly F # 3 & 4 j . Light -ly F p

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she is near

. J
un - der the

. .
snow

Speak

she

is

near

#. . . J
un - der the snow

she

is near

j . p .

snow

un - der the

. J j j

dais

ies

J j

grow.

Sop. 2

Alt.

Sop. 1

Sop. 2

j j . . Speak gent - ly she can hear the p dais - ies p 11 # . J J J & J J All her bright gol - den hair Tar - nished with rust P # . & j j J P # . &
All her bright gol - den

j . Speak gent - ly p

she

can

hear

the

dais

ies

grow.

j J She that was young and p

She

grow.

Alt.

j j j . gol - den hair tar - nished with rust P 2012

hair

Tar - nished with rust

that

was

she

that

was

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Sop. 1

16

& & &

# # #

Requiescat

fair

fall - en

mosso n b b Meno

Sop. 2

nbb . F nbb .
li - ly like

Like

young

and

fair

to

dust

Alt.

young and

. .

fair fall

en

j . #
to

dust

li - ly like

22

Sop. 1

b & b J . b &b b &b

U U U

Sop. 2

white as snow P white as snow P .

j . She hard - ly p j she hard p

-

snow,

So p

sweet

ly

knew

she was a wo - man

j j .
so

she

sweet -ly

Alt.

j . ly knew F
Board

j j j she was a wo - man so sweet - ly

U J .

j she

27

Sop. 1

& &

bb bb

grew

j
grew

Sop. 2

Alt.

b b &

she

grew

j . coff -in board F j . coff -in board F

heav-y stone P

heav-y stone P

U U

stone P

j . lie on her p j lie on p

breast

j . her breast

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Sop. 1

&

bb

Sop. 2

b &b
3

She

p
I

b.
is

.
at

J
rest

j jU rit. . J
U .

Alt.

b &b
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vew my heart a
3

j j

lone she is

at

J j #

Peace,

j n J j

rit.

rest

j j b - blone she I vex my heart a is b

U U U

at

rest

j U .

Sop. 1

&

bb

Sop. 2

b & b # b &b
44

Alt.

Sop. 1

&

tempo j n n # a . . J She can - not hear p a tempo n n # j J J . She can - not hear p a j n n # tempo

. J
lyre

p . .

n.
rit.

Peace, p

Peace,

Peace,

Peace,

Peace,

J j

lyre

. J

or son - net,

All my P

or son - net,

. .

. J
here

j j

rit.

Sop. 2

# & & #

life's

bur - ied

Heap rit.

earth

. j . Lyre p or son - net, . . . J . j

u u - pon it.

bur - ied P U .
U .

All my

life's

bur - ied

here

Heap rit.

earth

pon

Alt.

here

Heap earth

j j u - pon

j .
it.

it.