To the tune of Nocturne op. 4 no. 2 by Johann Kaspar Mertz
"A" section
In the meadow, in the night-time
Hear the breeze flow
Right through the wind-chime
Even sorrow has no place here;
Cast all your cares away, don't fear.
"A" section repeated
You are safe here, you are loved, dear
I will keep you
Safe if you stay near
I will never let you suffer;
Every tear from you brings hurt.
"B" section
So even in, the darkest night of nights,
when you are in the valley of the shadow of death
just don't fear, no, I'll hold you tight,
don't let go, just, have some faith and I'll make things right.
"B" section repeated
Because even in, the darkest night of nights,
when you are in the valley of the shadow of death
just don't fear, no, I'll hold you tight
keep you safe from, all that hides deep in shadowed night
"C" section- no words, just instrumental
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Author:
Rose of Sharon (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Mertz\\\' Nocturne op 4 no 2 has 3 main sections of music; the first section, \\\"A\\\" is repeated twice, the second section \\\"B\\\" is also repeated twice, and there is a final section \\\"C\\\" which is played once before the song ends. While learning to play this nocturne on the guitar, I wrote lyrics for the A and B sections so that I could play the piece more expressively while holding the meaning behind the lyrics in my mind.\r\n\r\nThe line breaks and commas in the poem may be a little awkward at times, but I chose the format to fit the melody; where I have placed an unusual comma, that means the melody either pauses at that point or the note is meant to be \\\"sung\\\" or played longer.
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Very lovely. Thank you for sharing. Initially reading it sans the accompaniment, once through, how thanks to your notes I wanted it, finding it so much more perfect as a whole.
This seems like a beautiful song. Nicely worded and metered. Well done
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