The Wanderer

written for the Newington Primary Choirs

text and music by Dan Walker

indigenous words from Sydney dialect

 
Tempo rubato (q = c.120) accel.

     


Soprano
   
       
       
   
         
      
 
   
Piano f mp f mp
 

 
5 Joyful! (q = 128)

S.      


          
         
      
     
f    
               
Pno.
    
 


Possible Semi-chorus
9


mf
           
   


S.

Let me go where the wind will go, let it take me o - ver

   
              
        

              
Pno. mf
  
  

   
 
2

13

S.        


south - ern shores,


    
 
     
          
 
   
        

       
Pno.

     

 
17

               
S.  


I will ride on the o - cean air, I will tra - vel a - cross ice and foam,

          
 
   
        
mf  
        
   
Pno.
     
   

   
21

S.          


far from home,

        

               
  
    
           
Pno.

   


Everyone
25


f
S.               


Let me go where the wind will go, let it take me o - ver

 
               
         

   f           
Pno.
   
    
 
3

29

S.        


south - ern shores,

    
      
   
         
  
   
         
Pno.
    

    

 
33

S.                  


I will ride on the o - cean air, I will tra - vel a - cross ice and foam,

          
 
   
        
                
Pno. mf

   

   
37 mp like an echo

         


S.
 
far from home, far from home,

        

     
           
  
            
Pno.
    
     

 
41 mf div.
        
S.             


And where no road will take you, where few have

         
          
 
       
  
Pno. 
   
mf  
          
         
 
   
4

45 f

               
S.   
gone be - fore, And where no road will take you, where few have

    
     
f

              


A.

gone be - fore, And where no road will take you, where few have

 3   
   
  
 

   
 
      


      
 
       
Pno.
         
        


    
49 mp

           
S.        
gone be - fore, It's far be - yond the ice - floe far be - low

mp
       
               


A.

gone be - fore, It's far be - yond the ice - floe far be - low

              

3
         
    
      

Pno. p
            
         


 
53

     
S.
           
where my spi - rit calls,
p like an echo
    
                


A.

where my spi - rit calls, oh,

 3
   
       

 
  



 
           
  
         
Pno.
    
       
  
  
57 5

      


S.

        


 

    
   

           
  
f     
            
     
Pno.

    


Gutsy!


unison
61 1. 2. f

      
S.  


Ant - arc - tic

  
   
marcato

                    

 
           
Pno. f
  
 
      

 
65 div.

      

   


S.

land! land of un - earth - ly light, where pale ho -

       
      
  
Pno.
   
     


69

       
S.
 
ri - zon es - capes e - ter - nal night.
f
A.             


ri - zon es - capes e - ter - nal night. Ant - arc - tic

       
           
  
Pno.
   
     

  
6 73 f
          
S.

Ant - arc - tic land! land of un - earth - ly light,

       

   


A.

land! land of un - earth - ly light, where pale ho -

       
           
Pno.
    
   
 
 

 
77

         
S.
 
where pale ho - ri - zon es - capes e - ter - nal night.
f All altos

            


A.

ri - zon es - capes e - ter - nal night. Ant - arc - tic

       
     
Pno.
     mf

   
 
 

    3     3   3  
soprano 1
81 mp 3

     
S.

wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra - wa - ra, soprano 2
mp 3

   3
         
3

S. 
wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra -

     


A.   
land! land of un - earth - ly light,
   
  
            
    
Pno.
    
  


 7

 
84 3 3 3
             
3
S.  
wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra - wa - ra,

      
3
S.

wa - ra, div.

           


A.

where pale ho - ri - zon es - capes e - ter - nal

     
       
          


Pno.
   
  
 

     3     3  
87 mf


3
 
S.   
3
wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra - wa - ra,
mf

3 3 3 mf 3
 3 3

                       
3
S.

wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra - wa - ra, wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra -
f
A.       
night. Ant - arc - tic
alto 2 f

      


A.

night. Ant - arc - tic land!

    
  
    
    
  

   
Pno.

 
  

8

     3     3  
90
3
      3     3 
S.    
3 3
wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra - wa - ra, wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra -

           
3 3 3
 3
 
3
 
S.   
wa - ra, wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra - wa - ra,

A.        

land! land of un - earth - ly light,

      

   


A.

land of un - earth - ly light, where pale ho -

    

 
    
    
    
Pno.
  
   

 

      3     3  
93
3
 
3
 
S.    
3
wa - ra, wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra - wa - ra,
3
 3 3

              
3
S.

wu - ma - ra, wu - ma - ra, wa - ra - wa - ra,

A.            
where pale ho - ri - zon es - capes e - ter - nal

      


A.
 
ri - zon es - capes e - ter - nal night.

      
  
        
   
Pno.
    
  


 9


96 unison f
S.        
Ant - arc - tic
(alto 1)

 
unison f
    



A.

   
   
night. Ant - arc - tic

   
     
   
     
 
f
  
  
Pno.
   


   
100

S.     
land!

A.    


land!
    
       
    


f 
    
  
Pno.
   
   
