To Live in This World

Song Cycle by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958)

1. The swan

Language: English 
Across the wide waters
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Text Authorship:

  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), copyright © 1990 by Mary Oliver

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2. Oh Tiger

Language: English 
And the speck of my heart
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Text Authorship:

  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), "Prose poem No. 3", appears in West Wind, copyright © 1997 by Mary Oliver

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3. In Blackwater Woods  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Look, the trees
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Text Authorship:

  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), "In Blackwater Woods", copyright © 1983

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Total word count: 130