© by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963)
My lizard, my lively writher
Language: English
My lizard, my lively writher [ ... ]
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- by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963), "Wish for a young wife", appears in The Far Field, first published 1964, copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "My lizard", op. 41 no. 2, published 1969 [high voice and piano], from Despite and still, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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