Threnody Song Cycle on the Poetry of Donald Jeffrey Hayes

Song Cycle by Zenobia Powell (1908 - 2004)

1. Threnody
 (Sung text)

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Let happy throats be mute
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  • by Donald Jeffrey Hayes (1904 - 1991), "Threnody", Hill and Wang, New York, first published 1963, copyright © 1963

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Confirmed with Arna Bontemps, ed. American Negro Poetry, revised edition. New York: Hill and Wang, 1974, p. 93.


2. Alien

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3. Benediction

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4. Poet

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5. Pastourelle

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Total word count: 64