by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Translation © by Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980)
Spilling Truth
Language: English after the French (Français)
I drink my mother's favorite tea [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980), "Spilling Truth", copyright © [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), subtitle: "Hauteville House, 25 novembre 1861"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980), "Spilling Truth", 2024, published 2026, first performed 2025 [ soprano and piano ], from Chinoiserie, no. 2
Publisher: Melissa Dunphy [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-02
Line count: 39
Word count: 232