2 Commissioned by the Woodstock Fanshawe Singers; Jennifer Moir, Conductor E. Pauline Johnson The Song My Paddle Sings Matthew Emery (1862-1913) Adagio e rubato q = 55 rit. a tempo pp p mf S. West wind, blow from your prai -rie nest, Blow from the pp p mf A. West wind, blow from your prai - rie nest, Blow from the pp p mf T. West wind, blow from your prai - rie nest, Blow from the pp p mf B. West wind, blow from your prai - rie nest, Blow from the poco piu mosso q = 60 3 p mf S. moun- tains, blow from the west. The sail is i - dle, the sail-or too; O p mf A. moun- tains, blow from the west. The sail is i - dle, the sail-or too; O mf p T. moun- tains, blow from the west. The sail is i - dle the sail-or too; O mf p B. moun- tains, blow from the west. The sail is i - dle the sail-or too; O Copyright © CYPRESS CHORAL MUSIC 2014 Copying or reproducing this publication in any form is illegal 3 poco accel. 7 poco rit. A mp mf S. wind of the west, we wait for you! Blow, blow! I have mp mf A. wind of the west, we wait for you! Blow, blow! I have mp mf T. wind of the west, we wait for you! Blow, blow! I have mp mf B. wind of the west, we wait for you! Blow, blow! I have rit. a tempo rit. a tempo 10 pp mp 3 S. wooed you so, But nev - er a fav - our you be -stow You rock your cra - dle the pp mp 3 A. wooed you so, But nev - er a fav - our you be - stow You rock your cra - dle the pp mp T. 3 wooed you so, But nev - er a fav - our you be - stow You rock your cra - dle the pp mp B. 3 wooed you so, But nev - er a fav - our you be - stow You rock your cra - dle the 3 3 3 3 4 rit. 14 mf 3 S. hills be - tween, But scorn to no - tice my white la - mf A. hills be - tween, But scorn to no - tice my white la - mf T. hills be - tween, But scorn to no - tice my white la - mf B. hills be - tween, But scorn to no - tice my white la - 3 Gustoso 17 B p f S. teen. Be strong, O pad - dle! be brave, ca - noe! The p f A. teen. Be strong, O pad - dle! be brave, ca - noe! The p f T. teen. Be strong, O pad - dle! be brave, ca - noe! The p f B. teen. Be strong, O pad - dle! be brave, ca - noe! The poco rit. Tranquillo 5 20 mf p 3 mp S. reck-less waves you must plunge in - to. Reel, reel, On your mf p mp 3 A. reck-less waves you must plunge in - to. Reel, reel, On your mf p 3 mp T. reck-less waves you must plunge in - to. Reel, reel, On your mf p 3 mp B. reck-less waves you must plunge in - to. Reel, reel, On your 3 3 3 3 Cantabile Gustoso 24 mf p f 3 S. trem -bling keel, But nev - er a fear my craft will feel. We've mf 3 p f A. trem-bling keel, But nev - er a fear my craft will feel. We've mf 3 p f T. trem-bling keel, But nev - er a fear my craft will feel. We've mf 3 p f B. trem-bling keel, But nev - er a fear my craft will feel. We've 3 3 3 3 6 poco rit. Tranquillo 28 C mf 3 S. raced the ra- pids; we are* far a- head: The riv - er slips through its si - lent bed. mf 3 A. raced the ra- pids; we are* far a- head: The riv - er slips through its si - lent bed. mf 3 T. raced the ra- pids; we are* far a- head: The riv - er slips through its si - lent bed. mf 3 B. raced the ra- pids; we are* far a- head: The riv - er slips through its si - lent bed. 3 3 3 * original: we're 3 Cantabile 32 p mp mf 3 S. Sway, sway, As the bub-bles spray And fall in tink - ling tunes a - p mf mp 3 A. Sway, sway, As the bub-bles spray And fall in tink - ling tunes a - p mp mf 3 T. Sway, sway, As the bub-bles spray And fall in tink - ling tunes a - p mp mf 3 B. Sway, sway, As the bub-bles spray And fall in tink - ling tunes a - 3 3 3 3 Grazioso e rubato 7 rit. D a tempo 37 p p mp mf S. way. And up on the hills a-gainst the sky, A p mp p mf A. way. And up on the hills a-gainst the sky, A mp p p mf T. way. And up on the hills a-gainst the sky, A p mp mf p B. way. And up on the hills a-gainst the sky, A poco accel. 41 sub. mp p mf S. fir tree rock - ing its lull - a - by Swings, swings, Its sub. mp p mf A. fir tree rock - ing its lull - a - by Swings, swings, Its sub. mp p mf T. fir tree rock - ing its lull - a - by Swings, swings, Its p mf sub. mp B. fir tree rock - ing its lull - a - by Swings, swings, Its 8 45 rit. Lento e cantabile rit. mp p S. emer - ald* wings, Swell - ing the song that my pad - dle sings. p mp A. emer- ald* wings, Swell - ing the song that my pad - dle sings. p mp T. emer- ald* wings, Swell - ing the song that my pad - dle sings. mp p B. .