Seven Poems of Stevie Smith

Song Cycle by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011)

1. Après la politique

Language: English

Après la politique, la Haine des Bourbons
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by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971)

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2. The bereaved swan

Language: English

Wan
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by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "The bereaved swan", appears in a good time was had by all, first published 1937

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3. My cats [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

I like to toss him up and down
A heavy cat weighs half a Crown
With a hey do diddle my cat Brown.

I like to pinch him on the sly
When nobody is passing by
With a hey do diddle my cat Fry.

I like to ruffle up his pride
And watch him skip and turn aside
With a hey do diddle my cat Hyde.

Hey Brown and Fry and Hyde my cats
That sit on tombstone for your mats.

Text Authorship:

by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "My Cats"

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Confirmed with The Collected Poems of Stevie Smith Penguin Books 1985 page 263.

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4. The jungle husband

Language: English

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by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971)

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5. The cock and the hen

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by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971)

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6. Pad, pad [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

I always remember your beautiful flowers
And the beautiful kimono you wore
When you sat on the couch
With that tigerish crouch
And told me you loved me no more

What I cannot remember is how I felt
When you were unkind
All I know is, if you were unkind now
I should not mind.

Ah me, the power to feel exaggerated,
Angry and sad
The years have taken from me,
Softly I go now, pad pad.

Text Authorship:

by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "Pad, pad", appears in Harold's Leap, first published 1950

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7. Private means is dead

Language: English

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by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971)

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Total word count: 158