Women's Songs

Music for stage production by Veljo Tormis, written 1974-1975/1981.

Year of creation:

1974-1975/1981

Voices/instruments:

female soloists, female choir

Duration:

65'

Work parts:

Part I, Childhood

 1.Curse upon Death 2.Were the Voice as Before 3.Birth Incantation 4.Daughters Into the Water 5.When Will I Repay Mamma’s Trouble? 6.On the Way

Part II, Time of Beauty (Swing scene)

 7.Go High, Swing! 8.Call to the Swing 9.The Swing in a Beautiful Place 10.The Maiden’s Promise 11.The Maiden’s Prise 12.Pretty Maiden on the Swing 13.A Flea on a Swing 14.What is Visible from the Swing 15.Blue Colored Little Bird 16.Time of Beauty Passes 17.Summer Arrives 18.On a Night Way

Part III, Leaving Father’s Home

 19.The Maiden’s Praise 20.Bride of the Star 21.Bride’s Lament 22.Suitor from the Forest 23.Suitor at the Spring 24.Everyone Has Their Own Destiny

Part IV, Womanhood

 25.Good Man 26.no text 27.Evil Man 28.Poor Me, A Prisoner of Children

Part V, Troubled Time

 29.A Song Despite Worries 30.Still Sad 31.Sending the Message With the Birds 32.A Chalice of Worries 33.The Tale of Husband Slayer Mai 34.Still Sad 35.What Sense in Worrying

Part VI, Sing as Long as You Live

 36.When I Begin to Sing 37.A Memory from Swing Time 38.No Weeping Even at Death 39.Sing as Long as You Live

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