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Herstory II: 13 Japanese Lyrics

Song Cycle by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941)

1. Lady Murasaki Shikibu
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Someone passes
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Lady Murasaki Shikibu (974 - 1031) [text unavailable]
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2. Lady Kasa
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I love and fear him
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Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Lady Kasa (flourished 8th century) [text unavailable]
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3. Lady Kasa (II)
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I dreamed I held
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Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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4. Lady Otomo No Sakanoe
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Do not smile to yourself
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), no title, appears in One Hundred Poems from the Japanese, no. 64, copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Lady Otomo No Sakanoe (c695 - 750), no title
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5. Lady Suo
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
That spring night I spent
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Lady Suo (flourished 11th century) [text unavailable]
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6. Lady Horikawa
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Will he always love me?
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Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Lady Horiwaka (flourished 12th century) [text unavailable]
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7. Lady Ukon
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
It does not matter
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Lady Ukon (flourished 9th century), no title
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8. Lady Otomo No Sakanoe (II)
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
You say, "I will come."
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Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), no title, appears in One Hundred Poems from the Japanese, no. 63, copyright ©

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9. Lady Akazome Emon
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I should not have waited
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Lady Akazome Emon (flourished 11th century) [text unavailable]
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10. The Mother of the Commander Michitsuna
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Have you any idea
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Udaishō Michitsuna no Haha (c937 - c995) [text unavailable]
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11. The Poetess Ono No Komachi
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Imperceptible
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ono no Komachi (c825 - c900) [text unavailable]
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12. Lady Izumi Shikibu
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I go out of the darkness
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Izumi Shikibu, Lady (987 - 1011) [text unavailable]
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13. Lady Izumi Shikibu (II)
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Will I cease to be
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright ©

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Izumi Shikibu, Lady (987 - 1011) [text unavailable]
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Total word count: 250
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