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City night

Song Cycle by Alice Ho (b. 1960)

Publisher: Canadian Music Centre (external link)

1. Night in the City
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Night in the City
Industrial air settles
The Prowlers emerge.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bo Wen Chan

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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

2. You Seek
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
You seek forever
But you cannot catch what lies
Beyond the moment

Text Authorship:

  • by Bo Wen Chan

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3. My Moonlit Darling
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
My moonlit darling
Coughing on the picnic bench.
We share slow heartbeats

Text Authorship:

  • by Bo Wen Chan

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4. Reach for Sanity
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Reach for sanity
Everything will pass you by
In the blackest hour.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bo Wen Chan

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5. We Sleep
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
We sleep unsettled.
All life unconsecrated;
We have escaped Them.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bo Wen Chan

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6. The Blind
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
The Blind cannot judge
What is purged in the darkness.
The sky fades to dawn.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bo Wen Chan

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Total word count: 71
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