THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
small case letters indicate melody notes
Csus4-middle C
solo flute:
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solo oboe:
ab4
ab4
/
orchestra:
ab4 C5 ab4 Eb Ab C# F C# Ab3 Bb
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The trees are full and green
The garden sweet and lush
The warmth of the sun be lies Sep tem ber
A truth to which I must surren der
The hours are num bered
These last days of sum mer
oboe:
C5 Eb C bb4 C5 Eb C bb4
Her sundress, pink and white
An orchid in her hair
As lovely a sight as ever to me
Were I a stran ger would she woo me
I can’t help but won der
These last days of sum mer
Thinking the un thinkable
Chased with lemon tea
Thoughts that never crossed my mind
When I was twenty-three
Too busy being me
A ship once hailed unsinkable
Is floundering in the deep
A boy who once prayed to his God
ag
For his soul to keep
Would settle for a good night’s sleep
My father warned of the waning years
What every man goes through
I thought him weak and too fraught with fear
To see his tragic point of view
It’s a sad cliché
But ever since he’s passed away
He’s ever more present to me
Looking past my prime
Waging war on Father Time
oboe
Bb........
Dad I think I understand, finally
strings:
c#4 Bb....
Bb....
Strange that my eyes should gain more sight
As the days begin to lose the li- ight
Winter looms on my ho rizon
Look at me in my summer wear
clar: F.....
Completely un pre pared
We wrestle in the grass
He’s grown so tall so quick
I struggle to get the bet ter of him
Just how much I tru ly love him
This I’ve dis covered
These last days of sum mer
orchestra:
eb4
Just how much I tru ly love them
ab4 C5 ab4 Eb F
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…These last days of sum mer
flute:
bb4........
Bb............
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Peter Kruger casparus@yahoo.ca