by James Wright (1927 - 1980)
The trouble with you is
Language: German (Deutsch)
The trouble with you is You think all I want to do Is get into bed And make love with you. And that's not true! I was just trying to make friends. All I wanted to do Was get into bed With you and make Love with you. Who was that little bird we saw towering upside down This afternoon on that pine cone, on the edge of a cliff, In the snow? Wasn't he charming? Yes he was, now, Now, now, Just take it easy. Aha!
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Text Authorship:
- by James Wright (1927 - 1980), "Love in a War Room in Winter", appears in Above the River [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 Monica Houghton , "The Trouble with You", 2009, first performed 2010 [ baritone and piano ], from Five Songs on Poems of James Wright, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-01
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