If (Rochester's Farewell) - Michael Nyman

Описание

A reflective piece full of longing, it originally appeared in an animated version of "The Diary of Anne Frank", and later modified for the soundtrack of The Libertine (2004), a film by Laurence Dunmore starring Johnny Depp.

It actually began to rain through the piece (you can hear it more at the end) but instead of starting again and waiting for a rain-free couple of minutes, I thought that it added something to the quality.


ORIGINAL LYRICS:

If … at the sound of wish
The summer sun would shine
And if … just a smile would do
To brush all the clouds from the sky

If … at the blink of an eye
The autumn leaves would whirl
And if … you could sigh a deep sigh
To scatter them over the earth

*I'd blink my eyes
And wave my arms
I'd wish a wish
To stop all harm
(*Repeat)

If … at the wave of a hand
The winter snows would start
And if … you could just light a candle
To change people's feelings and hearts

**I'd whisper love
In every land
To every child
Woman and man

***That's what I'd do
If my wishes would come true
That's what I'd do
If my wishes could come true

(** Repeat)
(*** Repeat)


ALTERNATE LYRICS

If, underneath death's cold wing,
His restless soul should fly away,
Beyond the grasp of fools,
T'would meet with the bliss they deny,
So stand for him, kneel for him,
As he lies low in kneaded clay,
Pray for him, who prayed too late,
That he might shine on judegment day.

Kyrie Eleison. Christe Eleison.
Kyrie Eleison. Christe Eleison.

O Domine Deus dona nobis pacem.
O Domine Deus dona nobis pacem.