Nocturnal

E. Varèse

Basses

Wa ya you you

wa wa yao

ya ha ha ha you

You belong to the night, you belong to the night, etc.

Soprano

I rise

I always rise after the crucifixion

Basses

Dark! oh... hm

Soprano

o a o a oo a oo oo hm

Bread and the wafer

Basses

Womb and seed and egg

wailing of the unborn

Soprano

Perfume and sperm I have lost my brother ah

Basses

oomp'ts'oomp'ts, etc.

It grows again

faces in the windows

one window without light

oomp'ts'oomp'ts'oomp'ts

Soprano

Dark Dark Dark asleep asleep

Basses

Hm

ha ha you hoo hoorn

Soprano

Floating floating again

aoaoao

oooo

Basses

Ha ha hm

Soprano

ppf

Basses

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

Soprano

Crucifixion

Basses

Crucifixion

Shadow of death

Soprano

I kissed his shadow.