© by W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden (1907 - 1973)
Calypso
Language: English
Driver, drive faster and make a good run [ ... ]
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Authorship
- by W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden (1907 - 1973), "Calypso", appears in Another Time, first published 1940, 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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Calypso", 1938, published 1980 [voice, piano], from Cabaret Songs, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
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