TESTO DEL LIED

"Nocturnal"
di Anaïs Nin (1903-1977)

Basses:
Wa ya you you
wa wa yao
ya ha ha ha you

You belong to the night, you belong to the night, etc.
Soprano:
I rise
I always rise after the crucifixion
Basses:
Dark! oh ... hm
Soprano:
o a o a oo a oo oo hm
Bread and the wafer
Basses:
Womb and seed and egg
wailing of the unborn
Soprano:
Perfume and sperm I have lost my brother ah
Basses:
oomp'ts'oomp'ts, etc.
It grows again
faces in the windows
one window without light
oomp'ts'oomp'ts'oomp'ts
Soprano:
Dark Dark Dark asleep asleep
Basses:
Hm

ha ha you hoo hoorn
Soprano:
Floating floating again
aoaoao
oooo
Basses:
Ha ha hm
Soprano:
ppf
Basses:
wha ho
ya whoo whoo sh
ga ra ya ga ra ya ga ra ha hoo
ba you ba a ba ee ba ba you boo pss
Soprano:
Crucifixion
Basses:
Crucifixion
Shadow of death
Soprano:
I kissed his shadow