I am too big. Too big by far. Pity me [ ... ]
Rain Forest
Song Cycle by Lee Hoiby (1926 - 2011)
1. Giant Toad [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Elizabeth Bishop (1911 - 1979), "Giant Toad", copyright ©
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Language: English
This is not my home. How did I get so far from water? It must [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Elizabeth Bishop (1911 - 1979), "Strayed Crab", copyright ©
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Language: English
The rain has stopped. The waterfall will roar like that all [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Elizabeth Bishop (1911 - 1979), "Giant Snail", copyright ©
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Language: English
The roaring alongside he takes for granted [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Elizabeth Bishop (1911 - 1979), "Sandpiper", appears in Questions of Travel, first published 1965, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Total word count: 1300