LOOKING AT THE SEA
Chen Yi
About this work:
Commissioned for the Peninsula Women's Chorus
by the Patricia Hennings New Music Fund
through the generous support of Cherrill Spencer
on the occasion of its 40th anniversary
MartÃn Benvenuto, Artistic Director
Looking at the Sea, by Cao Cao (155-220)
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 looked 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.
Version: Treble choir, sung in Chinese
Year composed: 2006
Duration: 00:04:30
Ensemble type: Chorus, with or without Solo Voices:Chorus, Unaccompanied
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: For Women's Choir.