by William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton (b. 1946)
It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is
Language: English
Our translations: SPA
It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is.
The word 'is' is, isn't it?
It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is.
The word 'is' is.
Pardon me!
If 'is' means 'is and never has been,'
that's one thing.
If it means 'there is none,'
that was a completely true statement.
The word 'is' is, isn't it?
Is it? Isn't it? It is! It depends.
Text Authorship:
- by William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton (b. 1946), quotes from various speeches assembled by Gary Bachlund [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is", 2007 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from Seven Presidential Pardons, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Poom Andrew Pipatjarasgit) , "Depende qué es el significado de la palabra “es”", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 11
Word count: 71