by James Wright (1927 - 1980)
The Trouble with You Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch)
The trouble with you is You think all I want to do Is get into bed And make love with you. And that's not true! I was just trying to make friends. All I wanted to do Was get into bed With you and make Love with you. Who was that little bird we saw towering upside down This afternoon on that pine cone, on the edge of a cliff, In the snow? Wasn't he charming? Yes he was, now, Now, now, Just take it easy. Aha!
Composition:
- Set to music by Monica Houghton , "The Trouble with You", 2009, first performed 2010 [ baritone and piano ], from Five Songs on Poems of James Wright, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by James Wright (1927 - 1980), "Love in a War Room in Winter", appears in Above the River
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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-01
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