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Becoming a Redwood

Song Cycle by Lori Laitman (b. 1955)

1. The song
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
How shall I hold my soul that it
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Text Authorship:

  • by Dana Gioia (b. 1950), "The song", appears in The Gods of Winter, first published 1991, copyright ©

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Liebeslied", appears in Neue Gedichte, first published 1892
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2. Pentecost
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
after the death of our son
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Text Authorship:

  • by Dana Gioia (b. 1950), "Pentecost", appears in Interrogations at Noon, Graywolf Press, first published 2001, copyright ©

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3. Curriculum vitae
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
The future shrinks
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Text Authorship:

  • by Dana Gioia (b. 1950), "Curriculum vitae", appears in Interrogations at Noon, Graywolf Press, first published 2001, copyright ©

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4. Becoming a redwood
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Stand in a field long enough, and the sounds
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Text Authorship:

  • by Dana Gioia (b. 1950), "Becoming a redwood", appears in The Gods of Winter, Graywolf Press, first published 1991, copyright ©

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