© by John Ashbery (1927 - 2017)
Thoughts of a young girl
Language: English
It is such a beautiful day I had to write you a letter [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by John Ashbery (1927 - 2017), "Thoughts of a young girl", appears in The Tennis Court Oath, first published 1962, 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 Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "Thoughts of a young girl", published 1981 [ voice and piano ], from The Nantucket Songs, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
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Line count: 12
Word count: 106