Voices

Song Cycle by Stephen Paulus (b. 1949)

1. Opening
 (Sung text)

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The rich and fortunate do well to keep silent
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2. Song of the beggar
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I am always going from door to door
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3. Song of the drunkard
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It was not in me. It moved in and out
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4. Song of the suicide
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Well, then, one final look around
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5. Song of the idiot
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They do not hinder me. They let me go
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6. Song of the leper
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See, I am one everyone has deserted
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7. I am, O Anxious One
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I have great faith in all things not yet spoken
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8. As once the winged energy of delight
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As once the winged energy of delight
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9. Voices
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Voices. Voices. Listen, my heart, as only saints have listened
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  • by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943), note: adapted from Rilke's Duineser Elegien, no. 1 and no. 10, copyright ©

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Total word count: 1015