Copyright 2007 Keisuke Handa. All rights reserved.
Secular piece for mixed choir. Words in Japanese are
written by composer.
On April 21, 2007, a girl was born in the hospital I
worked at then. She is the first daughter of my oldest
friend. I heard her first cry beyond the curtain. The
next day I wrote this piece in three hours. It was
premiered by Tachiarai Choir on December 2, 2007.
A new-born comes into the world with some weight like a
pebble thrown into water. S/He will inevitably know
the coldness of the world, but s/he will also k...(+)
Secular piece for mixed choir. Words in Japanese are
written by composer.
On April 21, 2007, a girl was born in the hospital I
worked at then. She is the first daughter of my oldest
friend. I heard her first cry beyond the curtain. The
next day I wrote this piece in three hours. It was
premiered by Tachiarai Choir on December 2, 2007.
A new-born comes into the world with some weight like a
pebble thrown into water. S/He will inevitably know
the coldness of the world, but s/he will also know its
warmest aspect. May s/he know the warmest love, and
may s/he cover all over the world with his/her love,
like a ripple which goes to the rim of the water.