A Widow's Wish

Blackjacx 1

Victoria "Sweets" and Burnette " Baroque" Bourbon

Blackjacx 1

Neo-Baroque Pop, chamber pop, classical crossover

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[Intro – Harpsichord solo, soft wind & clock ticks – 4 bars]

[Old woman's voice, reading a portion of a letter aloud]
“To you, my dearest — though heaven holds you now,
May these words be written in the Book of Life.”

[Verse 1 – soft harpsichord undercurrent]
I was but a girl, with ribbons and light
(With ribbons and light…)
You were all fire, chasing stars through the night
(Stars through the night…)
We danced through gardens, in dew-covered bliss
And sealed our forever with a trembling kiss
(Our trembling kiss…)

[Verse 2 – Voices join in harmonies]
We cradled babes and buried some too
(Buried some too…)
Named the lost softly, when cold winds blew
We wept with heaven, and sang with the spring
And bore every sorrow that love dared bring
(Love dared bring…)

[Chorus – Both in harmony, lifting into light strings]
If love be our labor, then let it be done
(Faithfully done…)
Our days have been many, our hearts always one
(always one…)
Through illness and winters, through age’s decay
I still saw the boy who danced in the hay
(Danced in the hay…)

[Harpsichord Interlude – 6 bars, echoes of love theme with arpeggios and mordents]

[Verse 3 – Lead Voice (Voice reflects fragility)]
Your cough grew sharp, your hair turned white
(Your hair turned white…)
But still, you held me through every night
(Each tender night…)
Whispered prayers with power, your body was grave
“Let my soul be gentle, not proud, but brave.”
(Not proud… but brave.)

[Verse 4 – Both voices, soft and reverent]
You loved your Maker, you loved your kin
(You loved your one…)
You gave to the broken, again and again
(Again and again…)
Oh, What joy when the trumpet sounds in the sky—
And I see that kindness still in your eyes
(Still in your eyes…)

[Chorus – Full harmony, slightly stronger with string lift]
If love be our treasure, no vault could contain
Through aching joints and winter’s chill
(Winter’s chill…)
I wait for His voice, and yours I'll adore
I'll knock at the gate of that golden shore
(That golden shore…)

[Bridge – Spoken with sparse harpsichord, like a journal entry]
("How sweet the years… they stream like rain to sea.
How vast the ocean of love that you left with me.")
(The ocean of love… you left with me…)

[Final Chorus – Gentle and sacred, like a lullaby in a chapel]
Oh, I’ll see you again, where the lilies ever bloom
(Where the lilies ever bloom…)
Where sorrow is forgotten, no tears, and no tomb
(No more death…)
I’ll run to your arms, and all is set right
Where the sun never sets, nor fades into night
(Nor fades into night…)

[Outro – Whispered duet over final harpsichord cadence]
Sealed with a kiss, this widow’s prayer
(This widow’s prayer…)
To feel your embrace… in the heavenly air
(The heavenly air…)

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[Intro – Harpsichord solo, soft wind & clock ticks – 4 bars] [Old woman's voice, reading a portion of a letter aloud] “To you, my dearest — though heaven holds you now, May these words be written in the Book of Life.” [Verse 1 – soft harpsichord undercurrent] I was but a girl, with ribbons and light (With ribbons and light…) You were all fire, chasing stars through the night (Stars through the night…) We danced through gardens, in dew-covered bliss And sealed our forever with a trembling kiss (Our trembling kiss…) [Verse 2 – Voices join in harmonies] We cradled babes and buried some too (Buried some too…) Named the lost softly, when cold winds blew We wept with heaven, and sang with the spring And bore every sorrow that love dared bring (Love dared bring…) [Chorus – Both in harmony, lifting into light strings] If love be our labor, then let it be done (Faithfully done…) Our days have been many, our hearts always one (always one…) Through illness and winters, through age’s decay I still saw the boy who danced in the hay (Danced in the hay…) [Harpsichord Interlude – 6 bars, echoes of love theme with arpeggios and mordents] [Verse 3 – Lead Voice (Voice reflects fragility)] Your cough grew sharp, your hair turned white (Your hair turned white…) But still, you held me through every night (Each tender night…) Whispered prayers with power, your body was grave “Let my soul be gentle, not proud, but brave.” (Not proud… but brave.) [Verse 4 – Both voices, soft and reverent] You loved your Maker, you loved your kin (You loved your one…) You gave to the broken, again and again (Again and again…) Oh, What joy when the trumpet sounds in the sky— And I see that kindness still in your eyes (Still in your eyes…) [Chorus – Full harmony, slightly stronger with string lift] If love be our treasure, no vault could contain Through aching joints and winter’s chill (Winter’s chill…) I wait for His voice, and yours I'll adore I'll knock at the gate of that golden shore (That golden shore…) [Bridge – Spoken with sparse harpsichord, like a journal entry] ("How sweet the years… they stream like rain to sea. How vast the ocean of love that you left with me.") (The ocean of love… you left with me…) [Final Chorus – Gentle and sacred, like a lullaby in a chapel] Oh, I’ll see you again, where the lilies ever bloom (Where the lilies ever bloom…) Where sorrow is forgotten, no tears, and no tomb (No more death…) I’ll run to your arms, and all is set right Where the sun never sets, nor fades into night (Nor fades into night…) [Outro – Whispered duet over final harpsichord cadence] Sealed with a kiss, this widow’s prayer (This widow’s prayer…) To feel your embrace… in the heavenly air (The heavenly air…)

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