The last, the very last [ ... ]
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Song Cycle by Lori Laitman (b. 1955)
1. The butterfly
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Jeanne Němcová , "The butterfly", appears in I Never Saw Another Butterfly, New York, Schocken, first published 1978, copyright ©
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- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Pavel Friedmann (1921 - 1944), written 1942 [text unavailable]
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. Yes, that's the way things are
Language: English
In Terezin in the so-called park [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Jeanne Němcová , "Yes, that's the way things are", appears in I Never Saw Another Butterfly, New York, Schocken, first published 1978, copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Koleba (M. Kosek, H. Löwy, Bachner) [text unavailable]
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Language: English
He doesn't know the world at all [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Jeanne Němcová , "Birdsong", appears in I Never Saw Another Butterfly, New York, Schocken, first published 1978, copyright ©
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- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , written 1941 [text unavailable]
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.4. The garden
Language: English
A little garden [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Jeanne Němcová , "The garden", appears in I Never Saw Another Butterfly, New York, Schocken, first published 1978, copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Franta Bass (1930 - 1944) [text unavailable]
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Language: English
Who was helpless back in Prague [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Jeanne Němcová , "Man proposes, God disposes", appears in I Never Saw Another Butterfly, New York, Schocken, first published 1978, copyright ©
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- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Koleba (M. Kosek, H. Löwy, Bachner) , written 1944 [text unavailable]
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Language: English
Deserted here, the old house [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Jeanne Němcová , "The old house", appears in I Never Saw Another Butterfly, New York, Schocken, first published 1978, copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Franta Bass (1930 - 1944) [text unavailable]
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