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7 Songs

Song Cycle by Stephen Chatman (b. 1950)

1. Left on the beach
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Left on the beach
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright © 1974

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Akiko Yosano (1878 - 1942) [text unavailable]
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2. A little child
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
A little child
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright © 1974

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Kobayashi (Nobuyuki) Issa (1763 - 1827) [text unavailable]
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3. Fair autumn
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I sought to make fair autumn yet more fair
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Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright © 1974

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ki no Tomonori (c845 - c905) [text unavailable]
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4. I do not know why
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I do not know why
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright © 1974

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Takuboku Ishikawa (1885 - 1912) [text unavailable]
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5. Swifter than hail
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Swifter than hail
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright © 1974

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Akiko Yosano (1878 - 1942) [text unavailable]
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6. A white bird
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Once, far over the breakers
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Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright © 1976

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7. The nightingale
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
The nightingale has not come
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Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Rexroth (1905 - 1982), copyright © 1974

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Total word count: 146
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