fatherS with yOu the birds with me (Bible or other Sacred Texts, set by J. Cage) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


           fatherS
           with yOu the birds with me
                aNd he searched
  but afraid sayiNg
            yoursElf and jacob sand of the sea until he stopped counting
               foR
    and entered hIs
                hE killed him
              dayS then god remembered noah

Note: can be followed by Satie's song La Diva de l'Empire

Input by John Versmoren

Authorship

Bible or other Sacred Texts

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

John Milton Cage (1912-1992)

Sonnekus²

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