© by W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden (1907 - 1973)
Calypso
Language: English
Driver, drive faster and make a good run [ ... ]
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1 Britten: "for the Grand"
2 Musto: "side-walk"
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1 Britten: "for the Grand"
2 Musto: "side-walk"
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", 1939, published 1980 [ voice and piano ], from Cabaret Songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Musto (b. 1954), "Calypso", 1996 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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