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Seven Summer Haiku

Song Cycle by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020)

1. All that scintillates  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
All that scintillates,
Harbingers of transcendence,
Echos from anon

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Wolrich (b. 1946)

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2. The frog and the cat
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
The frog and the cat
croak and mew in fine duet.
All goes together

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Wolrich (b. 1946)

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3. Summer is full  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Summer is so full
It fulfills the hope of Spring —
Bees buzz skylark sings

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Wolrich (b. 1946)

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4. Tongue in juicy pear  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Tongue in juicy pear
Eye on flitting firefly —
Enjoy together

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Wolrich (b. 1946)

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5. The cat licks itself,
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
The cat licks itself,
Purrs, content with its nature.
Is it vain or wise?

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Wolrich (b. 1946)

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6. View from the mountain
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
View from the mountain
seems to reach infinity —
Yet little is seen

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Wolrich (b. 1946)

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10. Beauties of sunset.
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Beauties of sunset
In a suspended moment —
call for the thunder

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Wolrich (b. 1946)

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Total word count: 88
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