Benediction II: Trafalgar (Ross Anderson Smith)

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  • (Posted 2020-03-20)  CPDL #57513:     
Editor: Ross Anderson Smith (submitted 2020-03-15).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 11 kB   Copyright: Personal
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General Information

Title: Benediction II: Trafalgar
Composer: Ross Anderson Smith
Lyricist: Leon Ross Smithcreate page

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: B
Genre: SecularUnknown

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 2020
Description: This is a recitative for baritone, to be performed as the second part in the suite of Three Benedictions. The poem has also been used as a discussion starter in military veteran support groups.

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Original text and translations

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Horatio Nelson, I've heard them say,
Might have lived to another day,
Had he covered his medals and bowed his head,
A sniper would not have shot him dead.
But I say ye this, who care to heed
In each man's life there stands a need
To wave a flag, albeit his own;
And if in consequence he bleed and groan,
Then Honor reaps what Pride has sown.