Looking At The Sea

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Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto — Text sung in English Looking at the Seaby Cao Cao (155 – 220)trans. Chen Yi Up to the stony hill on eastern shore,I am looking at the boundless sea,The water is running calm,And islands stand in between. Tree on tree grows from peak to peak;Grass on grass looks lush, layer upon layer.When the autumn wind blows, drear and bleak;The waves surge up greater and greater. The sun by day, the moon by night,Appear to rise up from the deep.The Milky Way with stars looks so bright,It comes out all the way from the sea. How happy I feel at this scene!Ode to the sea that symbolizes my ideal. Chen Yi brings a 2nd century Chinese poem to life for women's chorus, adding to the composer's growing body of choral works based upon the ancient art of China. Piano reduction is included for rehears al. Duration: 3'.