Take my Hand

for SATB divisi & Piano to my wife Amalia

Music: Fabrizio Adriano Neri
Text: Amalia Ruth Dustin

DIV.
UN.
 = 63

3
3
gen tle as air ki ssing the sea...
 
UN.

3 3
A qui et be gi nning air friends side by
  
DIV. UN.
UN.
3 3
T

as air, as air ki sses the sea... be

  
UN. DIV. UN. DIV.

3
qui et and light as a wave the sea be
   

6 Poco Stringendo  = 65  = 67 A tempo

UN.

3
3
no thing to hide, no thing was planned...
 

3
side, toes in the sand,

DIV.

3
side, not hide, in the sand not a plan... and then you
   

3
side, not hide, in the sand not a plan... and then you
   
 Take my Hand

Molto Rall.  = 60  = 60 A tempo UN.

10 A DIV.

3 3
3 3 3
Like a wave on the warm sand, I feel your cool hand the mo ment you touch me, so
poco   poco 
DIV.

A
3 3
3
take my hand like warm sand, I feel your cool hand the mo ment you touch me, so
  poco 
UN. DIV. UN.

3 3 3 3
3 3
take... Like a wave on the warm sand, I feel your cool hand the mo ment you touch me, a shi ver so
poco   
UN.

3 3
3 3 3 3
take... Like a wave on the warm sand, I feel your cool hand the mo ment you touch me, a shi ver so
poco   

DIV. Rall.  = 70  = 60 A tempo UN.

14

S
3
3 3
love ly, so cool, like a wave on the warm sand the mo ment you
  
UN. DIV. UN.

3 3
3
love ly, you are so love ly on the warm sand, the mo ment you
  
DIV. UN. DIV. UN.

3
love ly, so love ly the touch of your hand, warm sand the
   poco 
DIV. UN. DIV.

3
3
love ly a wa kens my heart, love ly on the warm sand the
  poco 

2
 Take my Hand

DIV. UN.
(3+2) Rall.  = 70 DIV.
17 B

S
3
3
touch me I know that I love you... love you... I su dde nly
 poco  poco 
DIV.

3 3
3 3
touch me, the mo ment we touch I know that I love you... We both look sur prised! I su dde nly
poco   poco 
DIV. UN.

T
3
3 3 3
mo ment I touch you I know that I love, I know that I love you... I su dde nly
 poco  poco 
UN. DIV. UN.

3 3 3
3
mo ment I touch you I know that I love you... We both look sur prised! I su dde nly
 poco 

 = 60 UN.
20
Rall.

3
want you, need you, have been my best friend so
 
UN. DIV. UN.
3

3
want you, need you, for so ma ny years you best friend so
 
DIV. UN. DIV. UN.

3
want you, don't know why I need you, years you do you love me
poco   
DIV. UN. DIV.
UN.

want you, need you, years you do you love me

  

3
 Take my Hand

 = 70
25 Poco piú mosso
C A tempo

oh oh like su mmer
    
DIV.

oh oh
   

too? oh oh
   

3
too? Like su mmer sun the light in your bright eyes
  

Rall. A tempo Poco Rit.

DIV. UN. DIV.
31

3
sun, your smile Dia monds on wa ter
 
UN. DIV.

3
sun your smile Dia monds on wa ter
  

3 3
sun your smile da zzles the sky! deep in your
   
DIV. UN.

B
3
your smile da zzles sky! in your
   

4
 Take my Hand
 = 53 Rit.
Rall.  = 65  = 80  = 60  = 67 A tempoRit. A tempo
UN. DIV.
37
D UN.
A tempo

3
deep in my heart My hand in
  
UN.
UN. DIV. tratt. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DIV.
3
A

3
my heart glad that you took my hand. My hand in
    
DIV. DIV.

UN.

eyes, Ha and, hand in

  
DIV.

eyes, in your eyes, Ha and, hand in

   

E
Rall.  = 50  = 75
DIV. Rall.  = 60 UN. = 70 F DIV.
44

3
3
your hand, un fol ding time ra ces in side our hearts; your heart and mine friends o ver
poco   sempre 
UN.

3 3
your hand, un fol ding time ra ces in side our hearts; your heart and mine friends o ver
poco   sempre 
UN. DIV. UN.

3 3
your hand, un fol ding time ra ces in side our hearts; your heart and mine friends o ver
poco   sempre 
UN. DIV. UN. DIV. UN. DIV. UN.

3 3
your hand, un fol ding time ra ces in side our hearts; your heart and mine friends o ver
poco   sempre 

5
 Take my Hand

Rall. A tempo
50
G

3
time from end to start! I've seen you
poco 
DIV. UN.

3
time from end to start! I've seen you laugh ing,

DIV. UN.

T
3
3
time from end to start! I've seen you cry ing, you're beau ti ful when
poco  
DIV. UN.

3
time from end to start! you're beau ti ful when you cry;


54 UN. DIV.

an gry, I just want to hold your


DIV. UN.
3
3
A
3
3
I know you will tell me why. I just want to hold you
 poco 
3 3

T
3
3
you laugh; I just want to hold your hand. I just want to
 
DIV. UN.
3

3 3 3
tell me how I can make it right. I just want to
  

6
 Take my Hand
A tempo
Rall.  = 65  = 60  = 80  = 70
57 UN. H DIV. UN.
3

S
3
3
hand no ma tter what ha ppens, to ge ther as one, when e ver you're
 poco 
DIV. UN.

3
no ma tter what ha ppens, to love as one, when e ver you're
 poco 

3
T

hold you, I just want to be here with you, to love you

 poco 
DIV.
3

3 3
hold you, I just want to be with you, to love you,
 poco 

DIV. UN.
Rall. I A tempo
61

3
ha ppy, when e ver you'resad or glad.
poco 

3 3
3 3
ha ppy, when e ver you're glad. I wo nder if e v'ry one feels so a
poco  

3
3
I want to be with you. one feels so a
poco  
UN.

3 3
you know I'll be here, we've al ways been here, we two.
poco  poco 

7
 Take my Hand

Rall.  = 70  = 50  = 40
, DIV.
64

S
3
3 3 3 3 3
3
first mo ment they rea lize they're fa lling in love, I hope e v'ry one feels so a li ive: Like
poco  
, DIV.

A
3 3 3 3
3 3 3
3
live the first mo ment they rea lize they're fa lling in love, I hope e v'ry one feels so a li ive: Like
poco  
, DIV.

T
3 3
3 3
3 3 3
3
live the first mo ment they rea lize they're fa lling in love, I hope e v'ry one feels so a li ive: Like
poco  
DIV.

3 3 3 3
3
they're fa lling in love, I hope e v'ry one feels so a li ive: Like
 

UN.
66 J  = 63

3 3 3
hot sand thi rsty for wa ter, the mo ment you touch me, em

DIV.

A
3 3
3
hot sand thi rsty for wa ter, the mo ment you touch me, em

UN.

3 3 3 3
hot sand thi rsty for wa ter, the mo ment you touch me, I want to em
 
UN.

3 3
3 3
hot sand thi rsty for wa ter, the mo ment you touch me, I want to em
 

8
 Take my Hand

 = 50
DIV.  = 50 Rall.  = 70  = 40
69 Rall.

3 3
brace you, ab sorb you, this you and I: Like a wave on the
  
UN. DIV. UN. DIV.
3

3 3
3
brace you, want to ab sorb you, want to be you and I: a wave on the
    
DIV.
UN.

3
brace you, sorb you, you and I: a wave on the sand,
  
DIV. UN. DIV. UN. DIV.

3 3
brace you, the warmth of your arms sorb you, the light in your heart you and I: on
    

 = 60
72
K L

warm sand, love you,



warm sand, love you,



3
3 3
warm sand, I pe rfe ctly love you, and know you love me. so a
   
UN.

3
3 3
3
3
warm sand, I pe rfe ctly love you, and know you love me. I won der if e v'ry one feels so a
   

9
 Take my Hand

Rall. A tempo Rall.  = 55

UN. DIV. UN. DIV.
75 M

3
3
lize they've fa llen in love: two friends are some thing new...
poco   
UN. DIV. UN. DIV.

A
3
3 3
ment they rea lize they've fa llen in love: two friends are some thing new...
  
DIV.
UN.

3 3 3 3
3
live the first mo ment they rea lize they've fa llen in love: My hand en ta ngled with
 
DIV.

3 3 3
3
live the first mo ment they rea lize they've fa llen in love: My hand
 

Rallentando poco a fino

79 Rall.  = 50
UN.

now my one hand the

    
UN.

3
3
your hand en ta ngled with mine one two hands in the sand so
   
DIV. UN.

3
yours our hands be co ming as one, two hands in the
 

yours mine one hand the

   

10
 Take my Hand

 = 40
83  = 45 , Lunga
,

sand did take my hand your hand... my hand...

    
, ,

glad that you did take my hand your hand... my hand...

    
, ,

sand did take my hand your hand... my hand...

  sempre  
, ,

sand did take my hand your hand... my hand...

  sempre  

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