Texts by L. Bogan set in Art Songs and Choral Works

Text Collections:

• After the Persian
• Collected Poems 1923-53

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

• Back through clouds - D. Thomas (Train tune) [x]
• Beautiful, my delight, pass, as we pass the wave (from Collected Poems 1923-53) - B. Adams, S. Barber (To be sung on the water) [x]
• Cassandra (To me, one silly task is like another) - S. Grill
• Death is the tranquil night CAT DUT FIN FRE GRE HEB ITA LIT RUS RUS RUS SPA SPA FRE RUS SWE - D. Rakowski [x]
• From Heine, Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht (Death is the tranquil night) (Death is the tranquil night) - D. Rakowski CAT DUT FIN FRE GRE HEB ITA LIT RUS RUS RUS SPA SPA FRE RUS SWE [x]
• Goodbye, goodbye! There was so much to love, I could not love it all (from After the Persian)
• Goodbye, goodbye! (from After the Persian) - J. Musto
• I saw Eternity (O beautiful Forever!) - W. Bolcom, D. Thomas
• Last Song (Goodbye, goodbye!) (from After the Persian) - J. Musto
• M., singing (Now, innocent, within the deep) - D. Thomas [x]
• Musician (Where have these hands been) - D. Thomas [x]
• Now, innocent, within the deep - D. Thomas (M., singing) [x]
• Now that I have your face by heart, I look - D. Thomas (Song for the Last Act) [x]
• O beautiful Forever! - W. Bolcom, D. Thomas (I saw Eternity)
• Roman fountain (Up from the bronze, I saw) - D. Thomas [x]
• Song for a Lyre (The landscape where I lie) *
• Song for the Last Act (Now that I have your face by heart, I look) - D. Thomas [x]
• Songs for a Lyre (The landscape where I lie) - D. Chaitkin *
• The landscape where I lie - D. Chaitkin (Song for a Lyre) *
• To be sung on the water (Beautiful, my delight, pass, as we pass the wave) (from Collected Poems 1923-53) - B. Adams, S. Barber [x]
• To me, one silly task is like another - S. Grill
• Train tune (Back through clouds) - D. Thomas [x]
• Up from the bronze, I saw - D. Thomas (Roman fountain) [x]
• Where have these hands been - D. Thomas (Musician) [x]

Last update: 2025-05-22 21:43:08