Not Waving but Drowning

Song Cycle by Douglas Young (b. 1947)

?. The bereaved swan

Language: English

Wan
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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

Language: English

Nobody heard him, the dead man
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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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