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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English|Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, | {{Text|English|Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, | ||
With conquering limbs astride from land to land; | With conquering limbs astride from land to land; | ||
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand | Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand | ||
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame | A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame | ||
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name | Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name | ||
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand | Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand | ||
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command | Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command | ||
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. | The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. | ||
“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she | “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she | ||
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, | With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, | ||
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, | Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, | ||
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. | The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. | ||
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, | Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, | ||
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” | I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” | ||
— Emma Lazarus (1883)}} | — Emma Lazarus (1883)}} |
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- Original work for chorus, harp, and chamber orchestra
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2019-12-28). Score information: Letter, 36 pages, 498 kB Copyright: CC BY NC SA
- Edition notes: Full score. Available separately are orchestral parts, a (condensed) choral score, and a score for chorus, organ, and harp (forthcoming). Revised score & soundfile uploaded on 2020-05-11.
- Edition for chorus, harp, and organ
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2020-05-12). Score information: Letter, 19 pages, 351 kB Copyright: CC BY NC SA
- Edition notes: Version for chorus, harp, and an organ reduction of the original chamber orchestral score.
General Information
Title: The New Colossus
Composer: Charles H. Giffen
Lyricist: Emma Lazarus
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: chamber orchestra: flute, English horn, bassoon, horn in F, trombone, harp, and strings; optional organ & harp accompaniment available
First published: 2019
Description: This is a setting of Emma Lazarus's famous sonnet "The New Colossus" for chorus and chamber orchestra (flute, English horn, bassoon, horn in F, trombone, strings, and harp). The music is nearly identical with the composer's setting of A Hymn for St Cecilia.
External websites:
- Scrolling score YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIZXqhS-fCU
Original text and translations
English text
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
— Emma Lazarus (1883)
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