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I shall pass through this world but once.<br> | I shall pass through this world but once.<br> | ||
Any good therefore that I can do | Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being,<br> | ||
or any kindness that I can show | let me do it now.<br> | ||
to any human being, let me do it now.<br> | Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.<br> | ||
Let me not defer or neglect it, for | |||
I shall not pass this way again.<br> | |||
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CPDL #25964:
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- Editor: Mark Chapman (submitted 2012-04-15). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 231 kB Copyright: Public Domain
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General Information
Title: I shall not pass this way again
Composer: Mark Chapman
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SATB
plus S solo & Bar solo
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Not published
Description: A deliberately concise setting of a philisophical text attributed to Gandhi with an almost Renaissance spareness of harmonic language, and an optional tenor part. Soloists (who can be drawn from the choir) only appear in the opening and coda. Please let me know at maarvarq at gmail dot com if you intend to perform this piece.
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Original text and translations
English text
I shall pass through this world but once.
Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being,
let me do it now.
Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.