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Ballad of Heroes

Song Cycle by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)


1. Funeral march

Language: English

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You who stand at your doors
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2. Scherzo - Dance of Death

Language: English

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It's farewell to the drawing room's civilised cry
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3. Recitative and Choral

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Still tho' the scene of possible summer recedes
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Europe lies in the dark
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4. Epilog

Language: English

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To you we speak, you numberless Englishmen
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