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Black-eyed Susan
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Black-eyed Susan by Leanne Daharja Veitch — Lyrics
Near Hoi Ping Road on Causeway Bay
There used to be an alleyway,
Before the high rise came to grow
Seems such a long long time ago.
The bowls of frogs and jellyfish
The smell of bean curd in the air.
The stalls of hundred year old eggs:
She was his flower in the mess!
He saw her each and every day.
He longed for her in every way.
She helped her mama at Bazaar:
He watched so closely from afar
She was his blackeyed Susan,
He dreamed of her day and night.
She was his blackeyed Susan:
His daisy girl of delight!
Each day she'd smile at him so sweet,
He heart would stop or miss a beat.
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About Black-eyed Susan
This delightful partsong for SSATB voices, Black-eyed Susan, paints a vivid picture of a bustling Hong Kong street scene that has since been transformed by development. The text recalls an alleyway where a young man was captivated by a girl he saw selling food at her mother's stall. He admired her from afar, likening her to his 'black-eyed Susan,' his 'daisy girl of delight.' The composer Leanne Daharja Veitch captures the youthful longing and romantic idealisation inherent in the text, with the rich vocal textures of the SSATB setting likely amplifying the sweetness and perhaps the melancholy of this nostalgic scene. It's a charming evocation of memory and unspoken affection.
