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Macabre Reflections

Song Cycle by Louis Calabro (1926-)

1. The ground swayed

Language: English

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The ground swayed like a sea
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2. The officer

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The officer wore a thin smile
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3. Each a rose

Language: English

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    * by Howard Nemerov (1920-1991) , dedicated to Louis Calabro, "from the last dream of a dying woman aged eighty", from Seven Macabre Songs, no. 3, copyright © 


I did not want to suffer again
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4. No more than dust

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Under the pie crust
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5. It is forbidden

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It is forbidden to go further
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6. The sunlight pierced

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My death with a nail in his foot
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