Beneath the breast
Language: English
Beneath the breast, Under the chest, Each breath does wrest The soul’s sweet nest. And like with spring All life takes wing And heart beat hides the meaningless.
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Amy Gordon , no title [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from The Astral Sense i, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-08-29
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Word count: 28