Dietmar Hübner
A Lady's Day for soprano and piano / für Sopran und Klavier
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CONTENTS
I. Morning (What Have I Done to My Lover) Andante tranquillo .................. 3
II. Midday (Bring Me My Fan) Allegro risoluto ................................................ 11
III. Afternoon (Summer Breezes) Lento pastorale ........................................... 23
IV. Evening (Make Your Choice and Lay Your Bet) Allegro vivace ............. 31
V. Night (Why Am I Locked Up in These Walls) Moderato rubato ............. 44
Special thanks to Annette Armitage
Andante tranquillo ( = 70)
Soprano
Piano
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subito
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I. Morning(What Have I Done to My Lover) Words and Music:
Dietmar Hübner
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What
have
I
done
to
my
( )
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13
subito
lov -
er?
Why
did
I
show
him
to
an -
oth -
er
gar -
den?
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Li-
lacs
bloom -
ing,
touch-
ing
dai -
sies,
how
could
I
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leave
him
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19
sempre legato
in
these
maz -
es?
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25
subito
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What
have
I
done
to
my
lov -
er?
Why
did
I
take
him
to
these
( )
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delicato
for -
eign
plac -
es?
Watch-
ing
foun -
tain
wa-
ters
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ris -
ing
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sempre legato
high
in
sum -
mer
skies.__________________
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I
should
have
warned
him
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of
the
trap -
doors,
of
hid-
den
dun -
geons
'neath
the
stone
floors.
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poco a poco crescendo
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I
should
have
stopped
him
short
of
ad-
ven -
ture,
the
count-
less
dan -
gers
47 sempre crescendo
sempre crescendo
lurk -
ing
in
his
soul.
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laissez vibrer
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laissez vibrer
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But
I
a -
ban -
doned
him
in
his
dark -
ness.
Poor
dar-
ling,
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poor
boy.
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What
have
I
done
to
my
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subito
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lov -
er?
Why
did
I
tell
him
of
my
se -
cret
hall -
ways?
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64
Can-
dles
burn -
ing,
cast-
ing
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shad -
ows
tall_______________________
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sempre legato
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up -
on
my
wall.
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sostenuto
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Allegro risoluto ( = 100)
Soprano
Piano
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5
leggiero
Bring
me
my
fan,
bring
me
my
um-
brel-
la,
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8 ,
sempre marcato
II. Midday(Bring Me My Fan) Words and Music:
Dietmar Hübner
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bring
no
wise
man,
bring
on
some
real
good
fel-
low,
who'll
take
me
out,
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11, ,
who'll
take
my
arm,
we'll
have
a
scout
round
for
this
rot -
ten
plac-
e's
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charms.
( )
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17
leggiero
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Out
on
the
grass,
out
of
those
sunk-
en
walls,
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20,
sempre marcato
come
on
and
pass
rack-
ets
and
some
cro -
quet
balls.
I'll
knock
you
out,
( )
23, ,
you'll
meet
your
fate,
we'll
have
a
scout
round
for
some
hid -
den
elf-
ish
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gates.
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29
leggiero
We
could
be
waltz -
ing
on
( )
the
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marcato
lawn.
We
should
be
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waltz -
ing
un -
til
dawn
sets
its
claws
on
us.
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Get
me
my
bow,
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47 ,
sempre marcato
get
me
my
new
ar-
rows,
I'll
shoot
a
crow,
you'll
shoot
some
ti -
ny
spar-
rows.
50,
Look
how
they
fly,
there's
no
es -
cape,
fall
from
the
sky
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53,
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just
like
some
tast -
y
feath-
ered
grapes.
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leggiero
I'll
take
you
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59
marcato
danc -
ing
in
( )
the
lake.
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I'll
have
you
danc -
ing
till
the
break
of
our
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fi -
nal
day.
68
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maestoso
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poco a poco diminuendo
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sempre diminuendo
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morendo
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leggiero
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Don't
you
have
fun.
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poco marcato
Don't
you
love
fun.
Come
have
some
tea.
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I'll
make
you
see,
dar-
ling,
ev -
'ry-
thing
is
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fine.
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101
leggiero
As
long
as
your
bod -
y
is
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mine.
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Lento pastorale ( = 60)
Soprano Sum -
mer
breez -
es
Piano
sempre dolce e legato
touch
my
eye -
lids,
gen -
tly
car -
ing
hands.
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4
Their
breath -
ing
is
my
breath.
Their
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III. Afternoon(Summer Breezes) Words and Music:
Dietmar Hübner
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sooth -
ing
is
my
sleep.
Blades
of
grass,
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pads
of
moss,
gen -
tle
warm -
ing
cra -
dle.___________
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Their
bloom -
ing
is
my
blood.
Their
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bod -
y
is
my
rest.
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I
ama
piece
of
fer -
tile
earth,
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I
feel
the
puls -
ing
of
my
wa -
ters.
28
Tight -
ly
held
a -
gainst
this
soft -
ly
mov -
ing
plan -
et,
30
drift -
ing,
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fall -
ing,
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glid
-
ing
( )
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34
a -
long
its
si -
lent
per-
fect
sphere.
35
molto tranquillo
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ritardando
Drag -
on -
flies
a -
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46
sempre dolce e legato
in tempo
bove
the
rye
fields,
gen -
tly
turn -
ing
danc -
ers.
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49
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Their
search -
ing
is
my
sight.
Their
52
leav -
ing
is
my
leave.
55 ritardando
sostenuto
58
morendo
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Allegro vivace ( = 115)
Soprano
Piano
5
Make
your
choice
and
lay
your
bet,
e -
ven,
odd,
black
or
red.
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9
IV. Evening(Make Your Choice and Lay Your Bet) Words and Music:
Dietmar Hübner
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Make
the
green
your
fa -
v'rite
bed:
I
will
wait
be -
neath
the
cush -
ions,
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13
I
will
pull
you,
I
will
push
you,
till
the
ze -
ro
comes
in -
stead.
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17
Mind
your
hand,
les
jeux
sont
faits.
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And
as
fast
as
we
are
a -
ble
we
move
to
an -
oth -
er
ta -
ble.
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Sim-
ple
men
have
sim-
ple
dies,
37
full
of
hope,
rest-
less
tries.
Ev -
'ry
throw
comes
with
a
price:
41
Bones
are
knock-
in',
bones
are
roll -
in',
for-
tunes
giv -
en,
treas-
ures
sto -
len,
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you
will
watch
me
with
sur -
prise.
Je
te
vois
a -
vec
snake
eyes.
49
And
as
swift -
ly
as
in
trance
( )
53
we
move
to
an -
oth -
er
chance.
( )
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May
I
peek
in -
to
your
cards?
Have
you
spades,
have
you
hearts?
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I
will
tease
you
from
the
start:
With
a
most
de -
light -
ful
ges -
ture
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I
will
take
you
lit -
tle
jest -
er,
make
him
serv -
ant,
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77 poco a poco crescendo
poco a poco crescendo
treat
him
hard,
love
him,
si
tu
( )
ne
re -
gardes.
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And
as
grand -
ly
83
as
an
ace
we
move
to
an -
oth -
er
place.
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glissando
glissando
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glissando
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Are
you
tired
of
all
your
gains?
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105
Do
they
stran-
gle
you
like
chains?
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An -
y -
way,
they
won't
re -
main:
They'll
be
part
of
( )
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113
your
af -
fec -
tion,
you'll
be
part
of
their
at -
trac -
tion,
116
then
they'll
find
your
beau -
ty
is
de -
ceit -
ful
and
your
( )
119 poco a poco crescendo
poco a poco crescendo
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man -
ners
are
the
same.
And
they'll
122
leave
you
and
they'll
125
move
to
an -
oth -
er
129
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game.
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137
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140
glissando glissando
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Moderato rubato ( = 75)
Soprano
Piano
,
,
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( )
( )
3
laissez vibrer
rapide
Why
am
I
locked
up
in
these
( ) ( ) ( )
5
sostenuto ,
, in tempo molto stretto in tempo
V. Night(Why Am I Locked Up in These Walls) Words and Music:
Dietmar Hübner
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walls?
How
did
I
get
in -
to
these
walls?
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9
molto ritardando
in tempo
Who
sent
me
in
here,
( ) ( )
( )
12
poco marcato dolce
who
made
me
live
in
here,
time
and
( )time
a -
gain?
15
,
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I
have
found
a
doll's
19
sempre legato
arm
ly -
ing
in
the
stair -
case.
Think
I'll
( )
plant
it
in
my
( )
22 poco a poco crescendo
poco a poco crescendo
gar -
( )
den,
( )think
I'll
rock
it
in
the
moon -
light.
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sempre crescendo
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I
( )shall
clothe
her
in
( )a
red
gown,
I
( )shall
( ) ( ) ( )
28
feed
( )
her
with
her
fa -
v'rites,
I
shall
soothe
her
( ) ( )
31 sempre crescendo
sempre crescendo
in
my
cold
and
mar -
ble
arms.
( )
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,
semplice
Do
not
fear
me,
I'ma
fair-y's
dream.
( )
( )
( )
41
poco marcato
Don't
you
fear
me,
I'm
an
44
semplice
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ech -o
of
your
soul.
( )
( )
47 ritardando
in tempo
Spi -
ders
weave
my
( )
( )
( ) ( )
49
( )
cloak,
gob -
lins
forge
my
( ) ( )
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crown.
And
I
eat
shad -
ows,
53
I'm
lov -
ing
shad -
ows
so,
my
dear._________________
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Be
my
( )
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guest
to -
night,
( )
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share
my
hum -
ble
( )
meal.
60 subito
subito
We'll
have
some
mem -
'ries,
I'm
lov -
ing
( )
( )
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mem -
'ries.
And
I
have
seen
your
face
be -
63
fore,
I
know
I've
seen
your
face
be -
65 ritardando
ritardando
fore.
67 sostenuto
dolce
sostenuto ,
,
in tempo
,
,
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How
sweet
your
eyes
are
be-
hind
my
look -
ing
glass.
70
So
come
up-
stairs
with
me
and
I
will
sing
you
fast
a -
73
sleep.
( )
76 sostenuto
sostenuto
meno mosso
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