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Nawang Wulan, guardian of the earth and rice (voice and piano)
Nawang Wulan, guardian of the earth and rice (voice and piano)
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Voice and piano, c.2'30.
Inspired by a poem of a Javanese legend of a nymph whose wings were stolen while bathing, so she was compelled to live on earth. Eventually, she found her wings and returned to heaven; but she promised to come again whenever the child might need her help. In the poem she was given the role as 'the guardian of the earth and rice'. Composed 2006
Also available for alto flute and piano.
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