Performed live during Musica Intimae: The Plain of Dreams 夢の広野 (2018) at Victoria Concert Hall
“Small Sky” in English, this song shines a wistful spotlight on the passage of time. The lyrics recall an unremarkable childhood memory of being scolded for mischief and subsequently mourns how such a time, once passed, would never come again. Composed and written by Tōru Takemitsu in 1962, the velvety harmonies combine with the triple meter timing to produce a melodious and lilting piece reminiscent of traditional folk songs one might have sung as a child.