The Silver Hound

Song Cycle by Alun Hoddinott (1929 - 2008)

1. Prologue
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Memory is my silver hound stalking days that time has hidden
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2. Lullaby
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I was a cradled child who woke to see the stars
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3. The schoolboy
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When learning came
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4. The soldier
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Look in the mirror
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5. The lover
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My love has no measure but the words of other lovers
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6. The statesman
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I have served
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7. The old man
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I am my own ghost now
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8. Epitaph
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What was your quarry
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Total word count: 431