Texts by T. Hughes set in Art Songs and Choral Works
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Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):
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- Against the rubber tongues of cows and the hoeing hands of men - H. Meltzer (Thistles) *
- And I say nothing -- no, not a word (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse (My Sister Jane) [x] *
- A star stands on her forehead (A star stands on her forehead) - G. Crosse *
- A star stands on her forehead - G. Crosse *
- Brother Bert (Pets are the hobby of my brother Bert) (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse [x] *
- Cleopatra to the Asp () - G. Gordon [x] *
- Crow's Account of the Battle (There was this terrific battle) (from Crow: from the Life and Songs of the Crow) *
- Dedication (I've heard so much about other folks' folks) (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse [x] *
- Fallen Eve () - G. Gordon [x] *
- Grandma (My grandmother's a peaceful person) (from Meet My Folks!) [x] *
- Hay (The grass is happy) - H. Meltzer *
- I said goodbye to Earth (I said goodbye to Earth) - G. Crosse *
- I said goodbye to Earth - G. Crosse *
- It is all () - G. Gordon [x] *
- It is not long you'll be straddling the rocket - G. Crosse *
- It is not long (It is not long you'll be straddling the rocket) - G. Crosse *
- I've heard so much about other folks' folks (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse [x] *
- My Aunt (You've heard how a green thumb) (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse [x] *
- My Brother Bert (Pets are the hobby of my brother Bert) (from Meet My Folks!) [x] *
- My Father (Some fathers work at the office) (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse [x] *
- My Grandma (My grandmother's a peaceful person) (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse [x] *
- My grandmother's a peaceful person (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse (Grandma) [x] *
- My Grandpa (The truth of the matter, the truth of the matter) (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse [x] *
- My Sister Jane (And I say nothing -- no, not a word) (from Meet My Folks!) [x] *
- No, the serpent was not - G. Gordon, H. Meltzer (Reveille) *
- Pets are the hobby of my brother Bert (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse (My Brother Bert) [x] *
- Reveille (No, the serpent was not) - G. Gordon, H. Meltzer *
- Sister Jane (And I say nothing -- no, not a word) (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse [x] *
- Some fathers work at the office (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse (My Father) [x] *
- Sugar Loaf (The trickle cutting from the hill-crown) - H. Meltzer *
- The Demon of Adachigahara () - G. Crosse [x] *
- The grass is happy - H. Meltzer (Hay) *
- Theology () - G. Gordon [x] *
- There was this terrific battle (from Crow: from the Life and Songs of the Crow) (Crow's Account of the Battle) - *
- The street was empty, and stone - G. Crosse *
- The street was empty (The street was empty, and stone) - G. Crosse *
- The trickle cutting from the hill-crown - H. Meltzer (Sugar Loaf) *
- The truth of the matter, the truth of the matter (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse (My Grandpa) [x] *
- Thistles (Against the rubber tongues of cows and the hoeing hands of men) - H. Meltzer *
- When the star was on her brow (When the star was on her brow) - G. Crosse *
- When the star was on her brow - G. Crosse *
- Where did we go? (Where did we go?) - G. Crosse *
- Where did we go? - G. Crosse *
- You've heard how a green thumb (from Meet My Folks!) - G. Crosse (My Aunt) [x] *
Last update: 2026-08-05 21:34:20