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I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Song Cycle by Lori Laitman (b. 1955)

1. The butterfly
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
The last, the very last
 [ ... ]

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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2. Yes, that's the way things are
 (Sung text)

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 ©

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  • a text in Czech (Čeština) by Koleba (M. Kosek, H. Löwy, Bachner)  [text unavailable]
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3. Birdsong
 (Sung text)

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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4. The garden
 (Sung text)

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 ©

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  • a text in Czech (Čeština) by Franta Bass (1930 - 1944) [text unavailable]
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5. Man proposes, God disposes
 (Sung text)

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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6. The old house
 (Sung text)

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 ©

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