by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962)
the/ sky
Language: English
the sky was can dy lu minous edible spry pinks shy lemons greens coo l choc olate s. un der, a lo co mo tive s pout ing vi o lets
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Note: this poem entered the public domain in 2021.
Authorship:
- by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), no title, appears in XLI Poems, in 1. Songs, no. 1, first published 1925 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "the sky was", 2006 [ medium-high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Brian Fennelly (b. 1937), "the sky was", 1970, copyright © 1970 [ soprano, clarinet, and piano ], from Songs with Improvisations, no. 2, New York, American Composers Alliance [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elliot Kaplan (b. 1931), "the/ sky", published 1965 [ voice and piano ], from Six Etudes for Voice and Piano [sung text not yet checked]
- by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "the sky was", 2008, first performed 2008 [ SSAA chorus a cappella ], from Two E. E. Cummings Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Judith Lang Zaimont , "the sky", 1965, first performed 1965 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Four Songs for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano, no. 3, Subito Music Corp. [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-04-29
Line count: 21
Word count: 31