© by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963)
My papa's waltz
Language: English
The whiskey on your breath [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963), "My papa's waltz", appears in The Lost Son and Other Poems, first published 1948, copyright © [author's text not yet checked 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 David Leo Diamond (1915 - 2005), "My papa's waltz", published 1968 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "My papa's waltz" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-10
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Word count: 85