© by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963)

Language: English 
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow
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    Set to music by William Bolcom (b. 1938), "The waking", 1975, published 1976, first performed 1975 [ tenor or soprano and orchestra (or voice and 2 pianos) ], from Open House, no. 3

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