Samuel Barber (1910–1981) skrev sine tre Reincarnations i 1942. Her skal vi høre den tredje av dem, The Coolin’. Fremførelsen er ved Chestnut Street Singers, dirigert av Kevin Vondrak.
Teksten er basert på et dikt av James Stephens, etter en irsk tekst av Antoine Ó Raifteirí.
Come with me, under my coat,
and we will drink our fill
of the milk of the white goat,
or wine if it be thy will.
And we will talk,
until talk is a trouble, too,
out on the side of the hill;
And nothing is left to do,
but an eye to look into an eye,
and a hand in a hand to slip;
and a sigh to answer a sigh;
And a lip to find out a lip!
What if the night be black!
And the air on the mountain chill!
Where all but the fern is still!
Stay with me, under my coat!
and we will drink our fill
of the milk of the white goat,
out on the side of the hill!
