© by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963)

Language: English 
There was a Serpent who had to sing
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    Set to music by William Bolcom (b. 1938), "The serpent", 1975, published 1976, first performed 1975 [ tenor or soprano and orchestra (or voice and 2 pianos) ], from Open House, no. 4

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