by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971)
You never heard of me, I dare
Language: English
You never heard of me, I dare Say. Well, I'm here.
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Text Authorship:
- by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "Voice from the Tomb (5) - A soul earthbound by the grievance of never having been important" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Gordon Crosse (b. 1937), "A soul earthbound by the grievance of never having been important", op. 36a no. 1 (1980) [ medium voice and piano ], from Voices from the Tomb, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-23
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