To Love in all her loveliness [ ... ]
Four Pieces
Song Cycle by Bruce Christian Bennett (b. 1968)
1. Hymn
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Joseph Howard (b. 1929), copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867), "Hymne", appears in Les Épaves, in 2. Galanteries, no. 10, appears in Les Fleurs du mal, in 1. Spleen et Idéal, no. 94, Amsterdam, À l'enseigne du Coq, first published 1866
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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. A Pagan's Prayer
Language: English
No, no less than the worst of your fires will do [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Joseph Howard (b. 1929), copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867), "La Prière d'un païen", appears in Les Fleurs du mal, in 1. Spleen et Idéal, no. 86, Paris, Michel Lévy frères, first published 1868
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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.3. Meditation
Language: English
Behave, my Sorrow! let's have no more scenes [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Joseph Howard (b. 1929), copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867), "Recueillement", appears in Les Fleurs du mal, in 1. Spleen et Idéal, no. 104, Paris(?), Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1866
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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 Abyss
Language: English
Pascal had his abyss, it followed him [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Joseph Howard (b. 1929), copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867), "Le gouffre", appears in Les Fleurs du mal, in 1. Spleen et Idéal, no. 102, Paris(?), Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1866
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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.Total word count: 412