by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968)
He never knew what was the matter
Language: English
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Authorship:
- by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968), no title, appears in New Poems, first published 1960
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "He never knew", published 1980 [ medium voice, violin, viola, violoncello, and piano ], from Santa Fe Songs, no. 6
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