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Five Cabaret Songs
Song Cycle by Keith Humble (1927 - 1995)
1. The King of Hearts
Language: English
Authorship:
- by A. D. Hope (1907 - 2000), copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. The Lady's First Song  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
I turn round Like a dumb beast in a show. Neither know what I am Nor where I go, My language beaten Into one name; I am in love And that is my shame. What hurts the soul My soul adores, No better than a beast Upon all fours.
Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "The Lady's First Song"
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Language: English
I went out alone To sing a song or two, My fancy on a man, And you know who. Another came in sight That on a stick relied To hold himself upright; I sat and cried. And that was all my song - When everything is told, Saw I an old man young Or young man old?
Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Girl's song"
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First published in New Republic, October 1930Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
4. The bed
Language: English
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Authorship:
- by A. D. Hope (1907 - 2000), copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.5. Her anxiety  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Earth in beauty dressed Awaits returning spring. All true love must die, Alter at the best Into some lesser thing. Prove that I lie. Such body lovers have, Such exacting breath, That they touch or sigh. Every touch they give, Love is nearer death. Prove that I lie.
Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Her anxiety", appears in The Winding Stair, first published 1929
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