How shall I withhold my soul so that [ ... ]
Lovesongs
Song Cycle by Donald Waxman (b. 1925)
1. Lovesong [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Margaret Dows Herter Norton (1894 - 1985), "Lovesong", appears in Translations from the Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, first published 1938, copyright © 1966
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Liebeslied", appears in Neue Gedichte, first published 1892
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1 Larsen: "yours"
Total word count: 95