in Just‑/spring when the world is...

in Just-
spring          when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman
 
whistles       far         and wee --
 
and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring
 
when the world is puddle-wonderful
the queer
old balloonman whistles
far       and         wee
and bettyandisbel come dancing
 
from hop-scotch and jump-rope and
 
it's
spring
and
        the
 
                goat-footed
 
balloonMan         whistles
far
                                and
                wee

by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894-1962) , from Tulips and Chimneys, published 1923

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

by Dominick Argento (1927-) , "In Just-spring", published 1980 [soprano and piano or chamber orchestra], from Songs about Spring, no. 3.
by Gary Bachlund , "in Just-", 1983, published 1998 [soprano or mezzo soprano and piano], from chansons innocentes (1923), no. 1.
by Allan Blank (1925-) , "In Just-" [high voice and piano]
by John Milton Cage (1912-1992) , "In Just-", published 1960 [contralto and piano], from 5 Songs for Contralto, no. 3.
by Winfield Clark , "In Just-spring", 2004.
by John Woods Duke (1899-1984) , "Just-spring", 1949, published 1954. [high voice and piano]
by A. Lehman Engel (1910-) , "In Just-", published 1939 [SSA chorus and piano obbligato], from Chansons Innocentes
by Jack Fortner , "In Just-", published 1967 [female voice and instruments], from S pr ING
by Patrick Harrex (c1945-) , "In Just-", published 1969 [female voice, flute, and percussion], from Sonata
by Ellen Mandel , "in Just-spring"
by Salvatore Martirano (1927-) , no title, published 1967 [high voice and piano], from Chansons Innocentes
by Robert Myers (1941-) , no title [SA chorus and percussion], from Chansons Innocentes
by Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987) , "In Just-", published 1964 [SSA chorus and piano], from Spring Cantata
by Monte Tubb (1933-) , "In Just-Spring", published 1966. [mixed chorus]
by Vally Weigl, née Pick (1894?89?-1982) , "In Just Spring" [soli and SATB chorus a cappella]
by James Yannatos (1929-) , "In Just-", published 1972 [SSATB chorus a cappella], from Three Settings of E. E. Cummings, no. ?

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