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The Odalisque

Language: English

 A gaily dressed damsel steps forth from her bower,
   Bewailing the fate that forbids her to roam.
 In the courtyard she counts the buds on each flower,
   While a dragon-fly flutters and sits on her comb.


Input by Geoffrey Wieting

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Date added to the website: 2003-11-29.

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