© by Anne Sexton (1928 - 1974)
O Mary, fragile mother
Language: English
O Mary, fragile mother [ ... ]
J. Mitchell sets stanzas 1-3, 4 (lines 4-5, 9-14)
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1 Mitchell adds "Mary, fragile mother,/ hear me, hear me now."
2 Mitchell: "sick"
3 Mitchell: "listener,/ a"
4 Mitchell: "giver of breath/ exhaling"
Text Authorship:
- by Anne Sexton (1928 - 1974), "For the year of the insane", copyright © [author's text checked 1 time 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 John Mitchell (b. 1941), "O Mary, fragile mother", op. 114 no. 7 (2002), stanzas 1-3, 4 (lines 4-5,9-14), from Fourteen Poems by Anne Sexton, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
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Word count: 483