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Four Songs for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

Song Cycle by Judith Lang Zaimont

1. anyone lived in a pretty how town  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
anyone lived in a pretty how town
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), appears in 50 Poems, first published 1940, copyright ©

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2. three wealthy sisters

Language: English 
three wealthy sisters
 . . . . . . . . . .

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  • by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), copyright ©

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3. the sky  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
the
     sky
          was
can    dy    lu
minous
         edible
spry
        pinks shy
lemons
greens   coo   l choc
olate
s.

  un  der,
  a    lo
co
mo
      tive     s    pout
                            ing
                                 vi
                                 o
                                 lets

Text Authorship:

  • by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), no title, appears in XLI Poems, in 1. Songs, no. 1, first published 1925

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4. most people

Language: English 
most people
 . . . . . . . . . .

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Total word count: 259
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