IF THE STORM BE SENT TO FIND ME (OFFICIAL) by FLOYDIAN

[1720s, Handel, farinelli, Baroque aria di tempesta, Virtuoso male soprano (Farinelli). . Extensive trills, arpeggios, mordents, cadenzas, Broadway musical comedy.]

[Intro - Instrumental storm motif with tremolo strings and thunder rolls.]

[Verse 1]
If the STORM [TRILL] be sent to find me-e-eee-e,
let it STRIKE—strike—strike with all its breath! [COLORATURA RUN up d–f–a–d'–f']
Chains or graves shall not unbind me,
CROWN me, crown me—or bring mee--eee DEATH! [MORDENT on “death”]

[Verse 1 – da capo, embellished]
If the stoooorrrm—oo—oo—oo—rm [ARPEGGIO DOWN]
be sent—sent—sent to fiiiiind meee--ee--e! [MELISMA]
Let it strike-a-a-a-a with all its breath! [ARPEGGIO UP + TRILL]

[Verse 2]
Fierce the wind aaaaa-aand wi-ide the ocean,
Daaa-a-a-a-rk the SKY! Dark the-ee-e WAVE!—
O my STAR—awake and GOLDEN, [TRILL]
Rise—rise—rise and pull me-eee--ee from the SLEEP! [CADENZA 2-bar]

[Chorus]
When the SEA, in wrath-ful mo-tion,
lifts heee--eee-er voice a-gainst the SKIES—skies—skies! [ARPEGGIO UP]
and the helm forgets deee--ee---eee-vo-tion,
and the faith-ful pi-lot di-i-iee-eee--es— [MORDENT] di-i-ies! [TRILL]

[Chorus repeat, coloratura]
Sea-a-a! sky-y-y! wraaaa--ath-ful mo-tion! [COLORATURA RUN descending]
Lift! lift! lift! your voice! [ARPEGGIO]

[Bridge]
Let theee-ee--e flame of tem-pest glis-ten, [TRILL]
lash the sail and drown the plea-a-a-a-ee--eee---eeeee.
He who speaks must learn to lis-ten
when the gods com-mand theee-eee--eee SEA. [CADENZA]

[Verse 3]
Chains un-seee-ee-eee-en haaa---aa-a-a-a-ave drawn me un-dee-e-e-e-er,
yet my SONG re-maa-a-a-a-ains the-e-e-e SAME. [TRILL]
Let it reach thy height-less sple-e-e-eee-een-dor,
call thee-e-e-e by thy an-cient NAME! [CADENZA]

[Verse 4]
Torn by wrath, the he-eee-eelm is tur-ning,
deaf to com-pass, blind to SHORE.
Heaaaa--aarts that swore are now dee-eee--e-sert-ing—
hope re-turns to meee--ee-e-e no MORE. [MORDENT]

[Chorus]
When the SEA, in wrath-ful mo-tion,
lifts her voice a-gaaa-a-ainst thee-e-e-e-e SKIES,
send thy FLAME, thy LIGHT, thy O-cean—
let thy si-lence be re-e-e-e-e-eply. [TRILL + ARPEGGIO]

[Verse 5]
Chaaaa-a-a-ains of seee-ee-e-e-a and storm have ta-kee-e-e-e-e-n
ev-ry word and eee-ee-e-ev-ry BREATH.
Yet with-in the wave’s do-min-ion,
still the soul re--e-e-e-sists to DEATH! [TRILL]

[Chorus]
Where is mer-cy in this mo-tion?
Where the shoree-e-e-e-, the guid-ing STAR?
All is wrath, and all is o-cean—
all I am is where YOU are. [CADENZA extended]

[Verse 6]
Shine, O lamp of pu-reee-e-e-est morn-ing,
strike the flood with sa-cred FIRE.
Let the air re-ceive my long-ing—
Lift! as-cend! and ne-ver TI-re! [ARPEGGIO]

[Outro]
Flames pur-sue the wee-ping SAIL,
an-chors groan and stars re-tre--ee-e-e-eat.
Ev-ry mast be-gins to FAIL,
ev-ry pulse for-geee--eeets its BEAT. [MORDENT + TRILL]

[Chorus]
When the SEA, in wrath-ful mo-tion,
lifts her voice aaa---aa-gainst the SKIES,
and the helm for-gets de-vo-tion,
and the faaa-aa-a-ith-ful pi-lot DI-ES— [ARPEGGIO RUN + TRILL]

[Coda]
Break, O winds, with cru-el THUN-der! [CADENZA 4-bar]
Shake the vault of HEA-ven WIDE! [TRILL]
Let my soul be split aaa-aa-a-a-sun-der—
let the SEA my oath de-cide! [FINAL CADENZA 8-bar ascending d–f–a–d'–f'–a'–d'']

[CODA]
[INSTRUMENTAL CONCLUSION]

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[1720s, Handel, farinelli, Baroque aria di tempesta, Virtuoso male soprano (Farinelli). . Extensive trills, arpeggios, mordents, cadenzas, Broadway musical comedy.] [Intro - Instrumental storm motif with tremolo strings and thunder rolls.] [Verse 1] If the STORM [TRILL] be sent to find me-e-eee-e, let it STRIKE—strike—strike with all its breath! [COLORATURA RUN up d–f–a–d'–f'] Chains or graves shall not unbind me, CROWN me, crown me—or bring mee--eee DEATH! [MORDENT on “death”] [Verse 1 – da capo, embellished] If the stoooorrrm—oo—oo—oo—rm [ARPEGGIO DOWN] be sent—sent—sent to fiiiiind meee--ee--e! [MELISMA] Let it strike-a-a-a-a with all its breath! [ARPEGGIO UP + TRILL] [Verse 2] Fierce the wind aaaaa-aand wi-ide the ocean, Daaa-a-a-a-rk the SKY! Dark the-ee-e WAVE!— O my STAR—awake and GOLDEN, [TRILL] Rise—rise—rise and pull me-eee--ee from the SLEEP! [CADENZA 2-bar] [Chorus] When the SEA, in wrath-ful mo-tion, lifts heee--eee-er voice a-gainst the SKIES—skies—skies! [ARPEGGIO UP] and the helm forgets deee--ee---eee-vo-tion, and the faith-ful pi-lot di-i-iee-eee--es— [MORDENT] di-i-ies! [TRILL] [Chorus repeat, coloratura] Sea-a-a! sky-y-y! wraaaa--ath-ful mo-tion! [COLORATURA RUN descending] Lift! lift! lift! your voice! [ARPEGGIO] [Bridge] Let theee-ee--e flame of tem-pest glis-ten, [TRILL] lash the sail and drown the plea-a-a-a-ee--eee---eeeee. He who speaks must learn to lis-ten when the gods com-mand theee-eee--eee SEA. [CADENZA] [Verse 3] Chains un-seee-ee-eee-en haaa---aa-a-a-a-ave drawn me un-dee-e-e-e-er, yet my SONG re-maa-a-a-a-ains the-e-e-e SAME. [TRILL] Let it reach thy height-less sple-e-e-eee-een-dor, call thee-e-e-e by thy an-cient NAME! [CADENZA] [Verse 4] Torn by wrath, the he-eee-eelm is tur-ning, deaf to com-pass, blind to SHORE. Heaaaa--aarts that swore are now dee-eee--e-sert-ing— hope re-turns to meee--ee-e-e no MORE. [MORDENT] [Chorus] When the SEA, in wrath-ful mo-tion, lifts her voice a-gaaa-a-ainst thee-e-e-e-e SKIES, send thy FLAME, thy LIGHT, thy O-cean— let thy si-lence be re-e-e-e-e-eply. [TRILL + ARPEGGIO] [Verse 5] Chaaaa-a-a-ains of seee-ee-e-e-a and storm have ta-kee-e-e-e-e-n ev-ry word and eee-ee-e-ev-ry BREATH. Yet with-in the wave’s do-min-ion, still the soul re--e-e-e-sists to DEATH! [TRILL] [Chorus] Where is mer-cy in this mo-tion? Where the shoree-e-e-e-, the guid-ing STAR? All is wrath, and all is o-cean— all I am is where YOU are. [CADENZA extended] [Verse 6] Shine, O lamp of pu-reee-e-e-est morn-ing, strike the flood with sa-cred FIRE. Let the air re-ceive my long-ing— Lift! as-cend! and ne-ver TI-re! [ARPEGGIO] [Outro] Flames pur-sue the wee-ping SAIL, an-chors groan and stars re-tre--ee-e-e-eat. Ev-ry mast be-gins to FAIL, ev-ry pulse for-geee--eeets its BEAT. [MORDENT + TRILL] [Chorus] When the SEA, in wrath-ful mo-tion, lifts her voice aaa---aa-gainst the SKIES, and the helm for-gets de-vo-tion, and the faaa-aa-a-ith-ful pi-lot DI-ES— [ARPEGGIO RUN + TRILL] [Coda] Break, O winds, with cru-el THUN-der! [CADENZA 4-bar] Shake the vault of HEA-ven WIDE! [TRILL] Let my soul be split aaa-aa-a-a-sun-der— let the SEA my oath de-cide! [FINAL CADENZA 8-bar ascending d–f–a–d'–f'–a'–d''] [CODA] [INSTRUMENTAL CONCLUSION]

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