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Author: Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)

[Also see this author's vocal compositions]

Texts set to music [warning - not necessarily comprehensive]

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Note: titles are in bold and first lines are in italics

A friendly mountain - A. Hovhaness [x] *
And I came out of these remote darknesses to less remote *
A. Hovhaness: Motionless breath

And I was riding on a mighty, swift-borne sledge *
A. Hovhaness: The hosts flew white

And there is great strength, but a kindly strength *
A. Hovhaness: Vision of Dark Places

Before one comes to the places where the *
A. Hovhaness: Prelude

Beloved, you looked into space, saying *
A. Hovhaness: O flowing of my tears

Day of Hafiz' vision (Day of Hafiz' vision, her face in rainbow clouds) - A. Hovhaness *
Day of Hafiz' vision, her face in rainbow clouds *
A. Hovhaness: Day of Hafiz' vision

Distant Lake of Sighs (Distant lake of sighs, lost in dreams ) - A. Hovhaness *
Distant lake of sighs, lost in dreams *
A. Hovhaness: Distant Lake of Sighs

From high Armenia mountains (Sing aloud, call out, call far out) - A. Hovhaness *
Hafiz is a Merry Old Thief (Hafiz is a merry old thief; ) - A. Hovhaness *
Hafiz is a merry old thief; *
A. Hovhaness: Hafiz is a Merry Old Thief

Hafiz, like Lord Krishna, darting (Hafiz, like Lord Krishna, darting) - A. Hovhaness *
Hafiz, like Lord Krishna, darting *
A. Hovhaness: Hafiz, like Lord Krishna, darting

Hafiz wanders, weeping (Hafiz wanders, weeping amid tombs ) - A. Hovhaness *
Hafiz wanders, weeping amid tombs *
A. Hovhaness: Hafiz wanders, weeping

How I adore thee (Love, love, when weeping wind* on black rock mountain ) - A. Hovhaness ENG *
In early dawn time (In early dawn time, in early sun time, in early life time) - A. Hovhaness *
In early dawn time, in early sun time, in early life time *
A. Hovhaness: In early dawn time

Live in the Sun (Live in the sun, O flames of a burning soul) - A. Hovhaness *
Live in the sun, O flames of a burning soul *
A. Hovhaness: Live in the Sun

Love for the soul ("Love for the soul", strange Hafiz cries) - A. Hovhaness *
"Love for the soul", strange Hafiz cries *
A. Hovhaness: Love for the soul

Love, love, when weeping wind* on black rock mountain ENG *
A. Hovhaness: How I adore thee

Motionless breath (And I came out of these remote darknesses to less remote ) - A. Hovhaness *
O flowing of my tears (Beloved, you looked into space, saying) - A. Hovhaness *
O Love, hear my cry (O love, hear my cry beyond death's door. ) - A. Hovhaness *
O love, hear my cry beyond death's door. *
A. Hovhaness: O Love, hear my cry

Old Dome of Ararat - A. Hovhaness [x] *
Prelude (Before one comes to the places where the ) - A. Hovhaness *
Sing aloud, call out, call far out *
A. Hovhaness: From high Armenia mountains

Starlight of Noon - A. Hovhaness [x] *
The hosts flew white (And I was riding on a mighty, swift-borne sledge ) - A. Hovhaness *
Under a Byzantine Dome (Under a Byzantine dome, waiting, watching sullen sky) - A. Hovhaness *
Under a Byzantine dome, waiting, watching sullen sky *
A. Hovhaness: Under a Byzantine Dome

Vision of Dark Places (And there is great strength, but a kindly strength) - A. Hovhaness *
Where is my Beloved? (Where is my beloved? All is emptiness. ) - A. Hovhaness *
Where is my beloved? All is emptiness. *
A. Hovhaness: Where is my Beloved?

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