STORY/ SCENARIO: In the aftermath of a heavy storm, a young couple take a walk together on a brisk autumn evening.
VARIATIONS: In bar 20, the single crotchet in the clarinet part is replaced with dotted crotchet, quaver, crotchet (nightly!) - notes B-flat, A, G - the first syllable occupying two notes, and the horn entry is delayed until the start of bar 21 (Come, let us...etc). Also, in bars 33-35 (Heading slowly...as we roam), the melody in BW is replaced with four quavers, crotchet, six quavers, dotted minim - notes B-flat, A, G, F, low C, high D, high C, B-flat, G, low D, E, F.
Walk with me and ponder
In the wide blue yonder -
Spirit, whither wander you?
Giddily swaying hand-in-hand,
Tripping and skipping lightly:
What fun
May be had when the sun
Disappears in the west,
That with rest
We may be blessed -
And blessed nightly!
Come, let us make the most
Of each minute we have to spare!
Come, banish every ghost
Of today - banish all despair!
We will glide
Like a rising tide
Heading slowly home,
Humming softly as we roam.
Cares ain't worth a penny:
Though we had so many,
I can't think of any now!
Who can resist an evening stroll
After the clouds have parted?
So sweet
Smells the rain-spattered street,
It's in vain that I try
To think why
I used to sigh
Broken-hearted!
Chills nibble at your skin -
Did all heat vanish with the storm?
Love, let me draw you in:
You'll find I'm pleasurably warm.
Two the moon
Will illumine soon
Standing at the door,
Far, far closer than before.