VOCES8 performs Eric Whitacre’s setting ‘A Boy and a Girl’ at the VOCES8 Centre in London. The track is part of VOCES8’s 15th anniversary album project ‘After Silence’ – https://voces8aftersilence.com

TEXT:
Stretched out on the grass,
a boy and a girl.
Savoring their oranges,
giving their kisses like waves exchanging foam.

Stretched out on the beach,
a boy and a girl.
Savoring their limes,
giving their kisses like clouds exchanging foam.

Stretched out underground,
a boy and a girl.
Saying nothing, never kissing,
giving silence for silence.

Octavio Paz, 1914-1998
English Translation by Muriel Rukeyser, 1913-1980