© by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963)
I knew a woman
Language: English
I knew a woman, lovely in her bones [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963), "I knew a woman", appears in Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke, first published 1958, 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 William Bolcom (b. 1938), "I knew a woman", 1975, published 1976, first performed 1975 [tenor or soprano and orchestra (or voice and 2 pianos)], from Open House, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-02
Line count: 28
Word count: 231