20 ABSENCE. Adagio, d=43. pects Salas = ‘Mezzo Soprano or Tenor. Re-turn, re - turn un-to my bo - Re-viens, re - viens ma bien ai-mé - —-> PIANO. = — = Farfromthy smile a dead-ly blight En-shrouds my_ heart as dies. a Comme une fleur loin du So - lel ta _ fleur de ma vie__ est fer- oF LULU ? Fa ding a - lone in sun-less night. loin de ton sou - ri re ver - meil. 615021 un poco animata Between our hearts unmeasurd spaces ‘Are spread by fortune En- tre nos coeurs quel-le dis - tan-ce, tant des- pace en-tre nos bai - un poco animato PP, Py__£an agitazione dire Which se- vers thee from my em- bra - ces Oh deep, ob -sers! 0 sort a - mer, 0 dure ab- sen - ow, 0 grands dé un - appeased de- sire! Re-turn, re - -sirs in~ a ~ pai - sés! Reviens, re - >on —S an -tur un-to my bo - Far from thy smile - viens ma bien ai - mé - - et Comme u-ne fleur a Ta22 —— a dead-ly blight, En- shrouds my heartasdies a blos-som Join du So- leit. la fleur de ma vie _est__fer - mé-e— — fo dimin. un poco animato & Fad - ing a - lonein sun-less night. The way is Join de ton sou. ri. re_ver ~ meil. Di- ci la —— f crescendo poco a poco - - - - long the way is wea-ry, Towns and ham-lets lie bet - ween, And val-leys bas que de cam-pag-nes, que de vil-les et de ha- maux, que de val- crescendo . . — Tempo I. at largamente deep and mountains drea-ry. To tire the horse - man ‘and his -lons et de mon - tag -nes, a las - ser le pied des che - ——— ritenutasotto voce ed estints =n SS= Re-turn, re- turn un-to my bo - Re-viens, re - viens, ma bien ai - mé - —— -som, Far fromthy smile a dead-ly blight En- shrouds my - el p, Comme u-ne fleur loin du So - leit la fleur de ma BO a E =———_ v ae a tre corde a Ff ritenuta heart as dies Fad - ing a - lone in sun-less night. vie__ est Join deton sow - ri - re ver-meil! ritenuto 6150