Texts by L. Ferlinghetti 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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- 1/ (from Starting from San Francisco) - D. Jergenson, E. Siegmeister (Big fat hairy vision of Evil) *
- And love be written on running water (And love be written on running water) - G. Wyers *
- And love be written on running water - G. Wyers *
- Away above a harborful of caulkless houses (from Pictures of the Gone World) *
- Away above a harborful (Away above a harborful) (from Pictures of the Gone World) - I. Farr *
- Away above a harborful (from Pictures of the Gone World) - I. Farr *
- Big fat hairy vision of Evil (1/) (from Starting from San Francisco) - E. Siegmeister *
- Cadillac rain (In a surrealist year of sandwich men) (from A Coney Island of the Mind) - S. Ebel [x] *
- Don't let that horse eat that violin (Don't let that horse) (from A Coney Island of the Mind) - A. Blank, J. Weir *
- Don't let that horse eat that violin (from A Coney Island of the Mind) *
- Don't let that horse (from A Coney Island of the Mind) - C. Berg, A. Blank, J. Weir, C. Yavelow *
- Don't let the horse... (Don't let that horse) (from A Coney Island of the Mind) - C. Berg *
- Dove sta amore where lies love (from A Coney Island of the Mind) *
- Dove sta amore (Dove sta amore) (from A Coney Island of the Mind) - J. Musto, R. Perera *
- Dove sta amore (from A Coney Island of the Mind) - J. Musto, R. Perera *
- Evil evil evil evil world is evil life is evil (from Starting from San Francisco) (Big fat hairy vision of Evil) - D. Jergenson, E. Siegmeister *
- for all I know maybe she was happier (for all I know maybe she was happier) (from Pictures of the Gone World) - I. Farr [x] *
- for all I know maybe she was happier (from Pictures of the Gone World) - I. Farr [x] *
- Fortune has its cookies to give out (from Pictures of the Gone World) - E. Siegmeister [x] *
- Fortune has its cookies (Fortune has its cookies to give out) (from Pictures of the Gone World) - E. Siegmeister [x] *
- I didn't get much sleep last night (from Starting from San Francisco) - P. Barsom (Underwear) *
- In a surrealist year of sandwich men (from A Coney Island of the Mind) - S. Ebel (Cadillac rain) [x] *
- Outside the leaves were falling () - S. Gendel [x] *
- Terrible a horse at night (Terrible a horse at night) (from Pictures of the Gone World) - I. Farr [x] *
- Terrible a horse at night (from Pictures of the Gone World) - I. Farr [x] *
- The horse with violin in mouth (Don't let that horse) (from A Coney Island of the Mind) - C. Yavelow *
- The pennycandy store beyond the El (The pennycandystore beyond the El) (from A Coney Island of the Mind) - L. Bernstein, A. Blank *
- The pennycandystore beyond the El (from A Coney Island of the Mind) - L. Bernstein, A. Blank *
- The vision (1/) (from Starting from San Francisco) - D. Jergenson *
- Underwear (I didn't get much sleep last night) (from Starting from San Francisco) - P. Barsom *
Last update: 2026-10-27 22:11:55