Nocturnal

« Nocturnal » pour soprano, chœur et orchestre (1961)

S. Leonard, soprano
Prague Phil. Chorus, R. Chailly
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— Wa ya you you wa wa yao ya ha ha ha you
You belong to the night, you belong to the night…
— I rise. I always rise after the crucifixion
— Dark! oh ... hm
— o a o a oo a oo oo hm. Bread and the wafer
— Womb and seed and egg wailing of the unborn
— Perfume and sperm I have lost my brother ah
— oomp'ts'oomp'ts… It grows again faces in the windows one window without light oomp'ts'oomp'ts'oomp'ts
— Dark Dark Dark asleep asleep
— Hm ha ha you hoo hoorn
— Floating floating again aoaoao oooo
— Ha ha hm
— ppf
— wha ho ya whoo whoo sh ga ra ya ga ra ya ga ra ha hoo ba you ba a ba ee ba ba you boo pss
— Crucifixion
— Crucifixion. Shadow of death
— I kissed his shadow

(Text by Anaïs Nin)