Commissioned by the
8th World Symposium on Choral Music
The Magic Paint Brush
The Magic Paint Brush Once upon a time in China ..... lived a young man called Ma Lang Ma Lang liked to draw, and he drew pictures everywhere.
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He dreamed of an old man who gave him a paint brushl
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The old man asked Ma Lang to use his brush to help the poor, to seek out folk who needed help, to go from door to door.
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The rich man was so angry all his drawing was in vain he freed Ma Lang from prison, made him promise that on pain of death he turned all that the rich man drew to life again.
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Sa Ma Lang drew a mountain with a galden mountain tip, ''That's bener - now draw me a hig sailing ship." Sa Ma Lang drew a sailing ship with captain and a crew, "That's hetter, much hetter, my galden dream is coming true." Just as they were sailing out to sea, Ma Lang drew such a wave! Tempest-tossed and wild enough to send the tich man to his grave. The ship went down, they all were drowned deep down under the ocean blue the captain and his crew and the rich man toa! Once upon a time in China lived a young man called Ma Lang.
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,., "Once upon a time in China.
"I want a galden mountain where I can gather gold and bring it to my castle and watch it grow as I grow old." The young man drew a shining sea, "I want a galden mountain - a shirung sea's no good to me!"
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He took the brush and tested it to see if it was true; he took the palene in his hand and this is what he drew:
Ma Lang was taken prisoner and threatened with a knife, hut no matter what the rich man drew, it would not come to life.
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That morning when Ma Lang awoke to greet the dawning day upon the ledge beside his bed the magic paint brush lay.
But a rich man came and stole the brush to have it for himself, to paint more gold and silver and put it on his shelf.
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A super-artistical, hyperstylistical, mystical, magical paintbrush!
He drew same cows and straightway they were standing in the field; he drew a sick man, suddenly the wretched man was healed.
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One night Ma Lang dreamed a strange dream.
Same water for the thirsty- and a river came to life; and thus the magic paint brush put an end to village sttife.
Music: John Høybye Lyrics: Edward Broadbridge
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