© by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962)
If you can't eat you got to
Language: English
If you can't eat you got to
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Text Authorship:
- by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), appears in 50 Poems, first published 1940, copyright ©
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990), "If you can't eat you got to", published 1977 [ SAMTBarB chorus and orchestra ], from Songfest
- by David Leo Diamond (1915 - 2005), "If you can't", published 1950 [ high voice and piano ], from Three Songs
- by Juliana Hall (b. 1958), "If you can’t eat you got to", 2006, first performed 2008 [ soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, alto saxophone and baritone saxophone, cello, child pianist ], from Seeker of Truth -- 14 songs for Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor, Alto and Baritone Saxophones (one player), Cellist and Child Pianist, no. 14
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