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The Way In: Four Songs for Baritone (or Mezzo-Soprano) and Piano

Song Cycle by Michael Alec Rose

1. The way in
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Whoever you are: some evening, take a step
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Bly (b. 1926), copyright ©

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Eingang", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1920
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2. In Blackwater Woods 
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Look, the trees
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), "In Blackwater Woods", copyright © 1983

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3. October day
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Oh Lord, it's time, it's time. It was a great summer
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Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Bly (b. 1926), copyright ©

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Herbsttag", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1920
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4. First snow
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
The snow/ began here
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Text Authorship:

  • by Mary Oliver (b. 1935), "First snow", copyright ©

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Total word count: 462
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