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Songs of Need and Desire

Song Cycle by Judith Cloud (1954 - 2023)

1. Sonnet (1928)
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I am in need of music that would flow
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Elizabeth Bishop (1911 - 1979), "Sonnet", written 1928, copyright ©

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2. Not in time
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I shall not return
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Kathleen Raine (1908 - 2003), "Not in time", copyright © 2000

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3. Lyric 4
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I will keep you
in my pocket like the pulse
on my wrist.
One day

I will slit your lips with my fingers
letting escape a song,
and rub your hair to release
its vivid fragrance.

Then I will suck the wind
that blows through your lungs
and taste the air between us.

Text Authorship:

  • by Perry Brass (b. 1947), "Lyric 4", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Researcher for this page: Judith Cloud

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