How shall I hold my soul that it [ ... ]
Becoming a Redwood
Song Cycle by Lori Laitman (b. 1955)
1. The song
Language: English
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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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. Pentecost
Language: English
after the death of our son [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Dana Gioia (b. 1950), "Pentecost", appears in Interrogations at Noon, Graywolf Press, first published 2001, copyright ©
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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. Curriculum vitae
Language: English
The future shrinks [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Dana Gioia (b. 1950), "Curriculum vitae", appears in Interrogations at Noon, Graywolf Press, first published 2001, copyright ©
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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. Becoming a redwood
Language: English
Stand in a field long enough, and the sounds [ ... ]
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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