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Anna Liffey

Song Cycle by David Smooke (b. 1969)

1. Life, the story goes
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Life, the story goes
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Text Authorship:

  • by Eavan Boland , appears in In a Time of Violence, first published 1994, copyright ©

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2. Dusk is coming
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Dusk is coming
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Text Authorship:

  • by Eavan Boland , appears in In a Time of Violence, first published 1994, copyright ©

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3. A river is not a woman
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
A river is not a woman
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Text Authorship:

  • by Eavan Boland , appears in In a Time of Violence, first published 1994, copyright ©

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4. An ageing woman
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Language: English 
An ageing woman
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  • by Eavan Boland , appears in In a Time of Violence, first published 1994, copyright ©

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5. Autumn rain is
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Autumn rain is
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  • by Eavan Boland , appears in In a Time of Violence, first published 1994, copyright ©

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6. In the end
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
In the end/ It will not matter
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  • by Eavan Boland , appears in In a Time of Violence, first published 1994, copyright ©

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