Fables for a Prince -- 6 songs for Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor, Baritone and Piano

Song Cycle by Juliana Hall (b. 1958)

1. To His Royal Highness the Dauphin
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I sing when Aesop’s wand animates my lyre
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2. The fox and the crow
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On his airy perch among the branches
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3. The hen that laid the golden eggs
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Take all that is there and forfeit increment
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4. The horse and the ass
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If we lend no aid in this world of care
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5. The physicians
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Now one of Doctor Fear-the-Worst’s cases was sad
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6. Epilogue
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Our peregrination must end there
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Total word count: 692