Wayfaring - Merkus, Paul

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"“Wayfaring" means something like "travel on foot" and tells about the phenomenon that you think you have one last piece to climb, but then it turns out that the top is a little further: ups and downs that belong to the climb, to the being on the road, as a metaphor for the ups-and-downs in life And when you have finally reached your goal, you may find - however fulfilled - that your ultimate goal is not the top, but 'being on the road' ."

◈ Genre → Motetten

♯ Tonart A major

⁄ Taktart 4/4

♬ Besetzung → SSATB

◆ Difficulty

Unterstufe

↕ Tonumfang D – g#''

♩ Tempo andantino (80)

◷ Dauer ~3 min

¶ Sprache → Englisch

Takte 60

Textur mixed texture

Stimmen 5

Instrumente A cappella

Seiten 5

CPDL Nr. 68577

Bearbeiter Paul Merkus

Veröffentlicht 2022-03-27

Lizenz Gemeinfrei

♫Tonumfänge

c#' – e''

g# – e''

c# – g'

B B

D – a

Schlagwörter

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¶Liedtext

Finding one’s way, eager to go Height after height, hills after hills; setting forth, raring to grow Time flows, fades away; radiant moment, filled with joy When pretend you’ve reached your goal, clamber changes to descend Your resilience is what you know to restrain and to prevent Furrows instigate your strength; rambling on no courage bent, for Hope is empty without risks; thwarted paths leave you to wish for flow without falls and walks follow crawls, sights without sighs, gently moving on along the road; no urge but a meekly forebode Then pretend you’ve reached at last just a glimpse of future’s past Oppose to invigorate and relapse to elevate All that was strained is all that is gained and will shape the frames of faith Finally, comer he, expanded view that passes through Then new winds refresh your sense; if accomplished you commence to pursue as reason why: mindful passing by…