for Christi and David

HAVE YOU SEEN IT?

RUMI (1207-1273) trans. Coleman Barks
WALT WHITMAN (1819-1892)

cp
SOPRANO
&

PHILIP RICE
(b. 1988)

oughtfully q = ca. 70

Love is

ALTO

&c

not books,

Love is

c
&

Love is not
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TENOR

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nor

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what peo - ple say

&
nor

what peo - ple say

b
nor

books,

nor

not books,

nor

what peo - ple say

of each o - ther.

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pa - per,

pa - per,

a - ny mark - ing on

Love is

Love

Love is

,

n

b
&
nor what peo - ple say of each o - ther. Love

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of each o - ther.

pa - per,

a - ny mark - ing on

nor

of each o - ther.

a - ny mark - ing on

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J

a - ny mark - ing on

nor

not books,

Love is

is

is

tree

tree

pa - per,

b
f

with

branch - es
f

with

with

tree

with

tree

branch - es

branch - es

branch - es

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&

12

w
mp

10

reach - ing in

to e - ter - ni - ty,

and

mp

&

reach - ing in

to e - ter - ni - ty,

&
reach - ing in - to e - ter - ni - ty,
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16

&
pp

& w

(hum)

w
&
(hum)
pp

mp

to e - ter - ni - ty,

Have you seen it?

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w

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Have you seen it

deep

roots

deep

roots

deep

and

roots

in for - e - ver.

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p

and

reach - ing in

roots

and

mp

U U
b

deep

in for - e - ver.

in for - e - ver.

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p

Have you seen it? Have you seen it?

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n

Have you seen it? Have you seen it?

in for - e - ver.

pp

Pi mosso

This day O

pp

pp

This day O

This day O

pp

This day O


&
21

Soul,

mf

give

Soul,

&
Soul,
?

Soul,

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27

lay,

& w

lay

Long

in the

you a

give

you a

mf

mir - ror,

give

you a

mf

mir - ror,

Long

mir - ror,

give

you a

mir - ror,

But

in

tar - nish cloud it

in

tar - nish cloud it

in the

in the

in

the cloud has passd,

dark,

in the

mf

dark,

Long

28

dark,

Long

dark,

the cloud has

mf

But the

&
lay
But the

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lay

mf

&

But

cloud

cloud

has

has

the cloud has passd,

passd

#
and

passd

and

dark - ness

the dark - ness gone,

Be - hold,

the dark - ness gone,

Be - hold,

mf

mf

tar - nish cloud it

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and

passd

in

tar - nish cloud it

the cloud has

passd

and

dark - ness

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&

accel.

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gone,

&

Be - hold, O

nw

gone,

Be - hold, O

Soul!
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Be - hold, O

ff

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In

your light

ff

Be - hold, O Soul, Be - hold, O Soul!

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U

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hold, O

Be - hold, O Soul!

Soul!

U
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Be -

Soul!

your light

Be - hold, O Soul! Be -

Be - hold, O

Tempo I (q = 70)

mf

In
f

Soul!

mp

Soul!
ff

mf

Be - hold, O Soul! Be - hold, O Soul!

your light

hold,

Soul!

mf

Be - hold, O

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# #

mp

Be - hold, O Soul!
ff

Be - hold, O Soul!

In
f

&

& #
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mp

Be - hold, O Soul!

&

Be - hold, O Soul!

&

Soul!

mp

In

learn

learn

how to

how to

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your light

mp

love,
mp

love,
mp

learn

how to

love,

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mp

learn

how to

love,


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44

Meno mosso
p

In

b
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your beau - ty how

&
In

your beau - ty how

46
,

to make poems. Love

n
b

&
In your beau - ty how to make poems.
?

In

your beau - ty how

49
U

&

are its shade:

to make poems.

is

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tree,

tree

Love is

tree

Love is

Have you seen it? (hum)

(hum)

Very slow, contemplative

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&
are its shade: (hum)

are its shade:

U ,
&
w
are its shade:

is

to make poems. Love

Have you seen

tree

U U

the

lo - vers

U U

the

lo - vers

U U

the

lo - vers

U U

the

lo - vers

Have you seen

U
w

U
w

it? Have you seen

pp

it?

pp

it?

pp

U
j
w

pp
U
w

Have you seen

Have you seen it? (hum)

it? Have you seen

it?

Have you seen

it?