Commissioned by the Meistersingers of Englewood, Colorado 3 Bill Erickson, conductor AMOR DE MI ALMA (You Are the Love of My Soul) SATB a cappella, optional piano GARCILASO DE LA VEGA opens pes Z. RANDALL STROOPE (1503-1536) Passionate and Expansive J =ca.60 Rit. SOPRANO ALTO ‘TENOR, BASS Passionate and Expansive d =ca. 60 PIANO (optional) 5 Atempo 1 was born to love only you; Melody (opt. Sopr.2) mp molto espr. si-no pa - ra que- ‘Copyright ©2001 by Walton Music Corporation wor waltonumise com International Copyright Secured. Made in U.S.A. All rights reservedMy soul 8 pespr. pa -ra que - re ros, pa - ra que - re has formed you to its measure; —————_ ¥ os ha cor - ita : do, me- unhurried Mi al-ma os ha unhurried ha ‘Mi al-ma os Mi al-ma os ha cor-ta - do, os ha cor-ta - - doa su_me- os ha cor - taPoco Rit, ATempo 1 2% bern to love only yous 5 unis, ———— mp si-no pa-raque- si-no pa- ra que- — a no Poco Rit. ATempo Tos,” pa - ra que - rehas formed you to its measure; os ha cor - ita ee: do, 23 of — ae mf unhurried Mi al-ma mf unhurried Mi al-ma os ha mf Mi_al-ma os ha Pocorit......... ATempo 1 want you as @ garment Por Por ‘vos, bi- to del al~ ma bi- to del al- ma _—_ bi - to del al - ma A Tempo7 for my soul. For I was born to love del_al = = oma ma mis-ma os quie - ro. =p 7, Y yo no na - cf si- no only you; nf —— = _ = Yonona-ci si no, Yonona-ci sf no, — —— fr Yo no na - ci, Por pa-ra que - re-ros; —+— fs pa-ra que - re-ros; si - no, Yono na- ci si - 10,vos, vos, —=—$——__ p__ unhurried unis. Your very image is written on my soul; 39 mp dolce e espr. ————— pr Es-cri-tges-té en mi__ al - ma, al-ma, al- ma, P --5. Por vos, seamlessly staggered seamlessly staggered9 Such indescribable =f 2 = al-mavues-tro_ ges - to; 2 ee a < Tt seo Por vos, —________ Por vos, Yo. lb. le - 0 intimacy ~~ p 4 ae ee ae que aun de vos = que aun de vos10 I hide even from you — —* que aun de vos___ me guar-do en es All that I have, IT owe to you; 53 FP ee (opt. Sopr. 2) mp molto espr. Quan-to con-fies-so yo de - be = go, Quan-to = go, Quan-to con - ES aada For you I was born, Por vos na - cf, Se a ¥ por_ vos na - mp unhurried Y por_ vos na - Y por vos na_- ™ an and for you I live, Poco Rit. por vos ten - go Por por-vos__ ten - ——_ nf12 T want you as a garment for my soul A Tempo ‘vos, Por “dolce —— del al = - - ma =——> ——— af ha - bi-to del al-ma mis - ma, F dolce = ate We is Se, F dolee vos, f dolce ha - bi-to del al-ma mis - ATempo Slower And for you I must die, Molto Rit. Broad, Sonorous Hold back —= FF a co * pad13 and for you 1 give my last breath. Riis. sess 4 p hushed ppp % unis, 7 Yo no na - ci, Pa-ra que - re-ros; Por vos. p hushed PP as — pa-ra que - re~ ros; Por — a vos.