Key
F minor.
Range
C4 - F5.
Tempo
Moderato.
Accompaniment characteristics
Triads in the left hand. Sixteenth-notes with both chordal and passing tones in right hand.
Pedagogical challenges
Singer must navigate different registers quickly while maintaining consistency in the voice.
Sustained notes at the end of the piece require singer to take expansive breaths.
Language difficulties
Use of [ç] and [x]
[y]
[ae] and [ao]
Dramatic content
Ilse Weber sent her eldest son abroad via Kindertransport. This song was likely written with him in mind.
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