For Ben and Fon on the occasion of their wedding, 24th August 2007

He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven

Setting for eight voices SSAATTBB
W.B.Yeats Richard Meehan

Andante Semplice
Any Solo Voice

= = =

## 3mp non troppo esspressivo & 2 j

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theheav- ens'

em - broi - dered

2 2

3 2
Had I

cloths.

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3 2

#3 & #2

cloths.

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and

n
the blue andthedim

sil - verlight

andthe dark

cloths

of

11

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feet

night and the light

and the

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I

half

light

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would

spread

16

but

have

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un - der

ly my

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22

be - ing poor

on -

dreams.

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S. 1 &
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