Rolling down to old Maui / Die Mädchen von Maui

( It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife ; Ein hartes Leben führen wir )

Arr.: Emig, Hartmut (born in 1943) [ Germany ]

Mel.: Anonyme

Text by Anonyme
Adaptor of the text: Maser, Manfred (born in 1958) [Germany]
Edition
Published by Eres [Germany] , 2009 ; in Haul away - ein neues Shantybuch (67 p.)
Ref. : eres 3535 ; eres 3535-20  (1 p.)
Type of material: Full score
ISMN/ISBN : ISMN 979-0-2024-3535-2
 
Description
Text in: English ; German
Epoque: 19 ; 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Sailors' song ; Work song ; Secular
Type of Choir: TTB  (3 men voices )
Soloist(s): Bass (1)  (1 soloist(s))
Instruments: Melody instrument (optional) ; Accordeon (ad lib) ; Guitar (ad lib) ; Double bass (ad lib)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: D minor
Duration: 3.3 min.
Number of verses: 5
Origin: North America