On the Seashore of Endless Worlds
Tenor Voice - MP3 Download

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Piano
Tenor Voice
Voice Solo
Genres
Spirituals
20th Century
Contemporary
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William P. Gorton
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Piano,Tenor Voice - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1071037

Composed by William P. Gorton. 20th Century,Contemporary,Spiritual. Full Performance. Duration 301. William P. Gorton #6118883. Published by William P. Gorton (A0.1071037).

"On the Seashore of Endless Worlds", with a text by Tagore, beautifully paints the ironically naive view of children playing at the edge of the threatening ocean, a metaphor on the uncertainty of life and the virtue of innocence. Full of playful text painting, this is a true art piece, and accessible to even a moderately skilled singer. Wonderfully rocking piano ostinati illustrate the rising and falling of ocean swells and blasting chords the crashing of waves. The spiritual message here is to help us appreciate the joy of life even more intensely in the face of our eventual demise.

Lyrics:
On the seashore of endless worlds children meet. The infinite sky is motionless overhead; and the restless water is boisterous! On the seashore of endless worlds children meet with shouts and dances! They build their houses with sand and they play with empty shells. With withered leaves they weave their boats and smilingly float them on the vast deep. Children have their play on the seashore of worlds.
They know not how to swim; they know not how to cast nets. Pearl fishers dive for pearls; merchants sail in their ships, while children gather pebbles and scatter them again. They seek not hidden treasures, they know not how to cast nets. The sea surges up with laughter, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach! Death-dealing waves sing meaningless ballads to the children, even as a mother while rocking her baby’s cradle. The sea plays with children, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach! On the seashore of endless worlds children meet. Tempest roams in the pathless sky; ships get wrecked in the trackless water. Death is abroad – and children play! On the seashore of endless worlds is the great meeting of children!
--Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

William is also the artist/performer. This song appears on Gorton's album of art songs, "Brimfull," available through his website (see below). Score also available here on Sheet Music Plus.

To learn more about or to contact Dr. Gorton, visit his website: gortonmuse.com





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