Texts by J. Sutphen set in Art Songs and Choral Works

Text Collections:

• Bring On The Rain
• Coming Back to the Body
• Straight Out of View

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.

• And when you finally find what you want (from Straight Out of View) - L. Laitman *
• Body is something you need in order to stay - L. Laitman *
• Bring on the rain and bang the leafy - L. Laitman (Bring On The Rain) *
• Bring On The Rain (Bring on the rain and bang the leafy) - L. Laitman *
• Burning the Woods of My Childhood (I am burning the woods of my childhood, tree by tree) - L. Laitman *
• Crossroads (The second half of my life will be black) (from Straight Out of View) - L. Laitman *
• I am burning the woods of my childhood, tree by tree - L. Laitman *
• I come across your old letters (from Bring On The Rain) - L. Laitman *
• Living in the Body (Body is something you need in order to stay) - L. Laitman *
• Lost at Table (The weave in the green tablecloth) (from Coming Back to the Body) - L. Laitman *
• Not for Burning (I come across your old letters) (from Bring On The Rain) - L. Laitman *
• The second half of my life will be black (from Straight Out of View) - L. Laitman (Crossroads) *
• The weave in the green tablecloth (from Coming Back to the Body) - L. Laitman (Lost at Table) *
• What you wanted (And when you finally find what you want) (from Straight Out of View) - L. Laitman *

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