Texts by M. Paull set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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

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The symbol ⊗ indicates a translation that is missing an original text.

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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.

• It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast (The Little Match Girl) - [x] ⊗
• It was terribly cold, darkness was falling, and it was snowing quickly on the last evening of the year - J. Jarvlepp (The Little Match Girl) [x] ⊗ *
• Many, many years ago lived an emperor, who thought so much of new clothes that he spent all his money in order to obtain them (The Emperor's New Clothes) - [x] ⊗
• Many years ago lived an Emperor who was so fond of new clothes that he spent all of his money on dressing fashionably - J. Jarvlepp (The Emperor's New Clothes) [x] ⊗ *
• The Emperor's New Clothes (Many, many years ago lived an emperor, who thought so much of new clothes that he spent all his money in order to obtain them) [x] ⊗
• The Emperor's New Clothes (Many years ago lived an Emperor who was so fond of new clothes that he spent all of his money on dressing fashionably) - J. Jarvlepp [x] ⊗ *
• The Little Match Girl (It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast) [x] ⊗
• The Little Match Girl (It was terribly cold, darkness was falling, and it was snowing quickly on the last evening of the year) - J. Jarvlepp [x] ⊗ *
• There were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers, for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon (The Steadfast Tin Soldier) - ⊗
• There were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers (The Steadfast Tin Soldier) - ⊗
• There were once twenty-five tin soldiers who were all brothers because they were all made from the same metal - J. Jarvlepp (The Steadfast Tin Soldier) [x] *
• The Steadfast Tin Soldier (There were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers) ⊗
• The Steadfast Tin Soldier (There were once twenty-five tin soldiers who were all brothers because they were all made from the same metal) - J. Jarvlepp [x] *

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