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The Other Side of the Door. Five Aspects of Love

Song Cycle by Alan Louis Smith

1. Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
If only you would smile every now and then… Then… then
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  • by Alan Louis Smith , "Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst", copyright ©

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Note: the title refers to a poem by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800-1875) based upon Hafiz (c1327-1390), set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897).

2. To my Beloved Narcissist
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
There are many types of blindness. Some cannot see
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  • by Alan Louis Smith , "To my Beloved Narcissist", copyright ©

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3. To My Dying Father, Fifty‑six Years Later
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Language: English 
Did you know that you were dying?
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  • by Alan Louis Smith , "To My Dying Father, Fifty-six Years Later", copyright ©

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4. Training wheels
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Language: English 
When we were boys
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  • by Alan Louis Smith , "Training wheels", copyright ©

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5. Puppies on the Other Side of the Door
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Language: English 
When I write
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  • by Alan Louis Smith , "Puppies on the Other Side of the Door", copyright ©

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