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West Wind

Song Cycle by David Leisner (b. 1958)

1. Come with me  [sung text not yet checked]

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If there is life after the earth-life, will you come with me?
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  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), copyright ©

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2. Row for your life  [sung text not yet checked]

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You are young. So you know everything. You leap
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  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), copyright ©

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3. Dark is as dark does  [sung text not yet checked]

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Dark is as dark does
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  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), copyright ©

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4. Wild Needle  [sung text not yet checked]

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But how did you come burning down like a
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  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), copyright ©

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5. Night birds  [sung text not yet checked]

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There are night birds, in the garden below us, singing
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  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), copyright ©

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6. West Wind  [sung text not yet checked]

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It is midnight, or almost
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  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), copyright ©

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