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Speaking of Love
Song Cycle by Paul Salerni (b. 1951)
1. Speaking of Love
Language: English
Authorship:
- by Dana Gioia (b. 1950), copyright ©
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Language: English
Climbing the scales three octaves at a time [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Dana Gioia (b. 1950), copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in Romanian (Română) by Renée Annie Cassian (b. 1924), as Nina Cassian [text unavailable]
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Language: English
How shall I hold my soul that it [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Dana Gioia (b. 1950), "The song", appears in The Gods of Winter, first published 1991, copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Liebeslied", appears in Neue Gedichte, first published 1892
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