Three dreams

Song Cycle by Edward Rushton

1.   [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Who was that
Invisible next to me
And slightly behind my right shoulder?
Filling in the blanks,
Picking up the beat,
Pointing out the things,
Who was it?
And how do I get to meet him?

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2.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Once REM gave me a glimpse
of Percy Grainger
or was it Vaughan Williams
or Elliot Carter? come to visit me;
the head with the nicely sculpted
hair loomed larger and larger
while of course remaining aloof.
Before it could say anything I woke up
but it did look pretty sour.

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3.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
I've tried to visualize
the part of my brain
that corresponds
to that invisible presence in my dream.
How tricky --
I have to imagine my eyes turning backwards,
then send them off swimming round the grey corners
to find the place.
But these glib fish are not up to their task:
I cannot see, only feel the throbbing painless spot.
Is this the unspeakable tumour
I fear so much?

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