Not Waving but Drowning

Song Cycle by Douglas Young (b. 1947)

?. The bereaved swan

Language: English

Wan
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Text Authorship:

by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "The bereaved swan", appears in a good time was had by all, first published 1937

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?. Night‑time in the cemetery

Language: English

The funeral paths are hung with snow
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by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "Night-time in the cemetery", appears in a good time was had by all, first published 1937

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?. A father for a fool

Language: English

Little Master Home-from-School
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by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "A father for a fool", appears in Tender Only to One, first published 1938

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?. Not waving but drowning [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

Nobody heard him, the dead man.
But still he lay moaning;
I was much further our than you thought 
And not waving but drowning.

Poor chap, he always loved larking 
And now he's dead.
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.

Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
 (Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life 
And not waving but drowning.

Text Authorship:

by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "Not waving but drowning", appears in Not Waving but Drowning, first published 1957

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?. Come on, come back

Language: English

Left by the ebbing tide of battle
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by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "Come on, come back", appears in Not Waving but Drowning, first published 1957

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?. The magic morning

Language: English

The boating party
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by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "The magic morning", appears in Mother, What is Man?, first published 1942

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Total word count: 77