© by Norman Rosten (1913 - 1995)
May I escape?
Language: English
I am thoroughly disconcerted by your long conversations [ ... ]
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1 Siegmeister: "Must you continue these long conversations"
2 Siegmeister: "you expect me to enjoy it!"
3 Siegmeister: "I"
4 Siegmeister: "just"
5 Siegmeister: "soon"
6 Siegmeister: "kind"
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1 Siegmeister: "Must you continue these long conversations"
2 Siegmeister: "you expect me to enjoy it!"
3 Siegmeister: "I"
4 Siegmeister: "just"
5 Siegmeister: "soon"
6 Siegmeister: "kind"
Authorship:
- by Norman Rosten (1913 - 1995), "May I escape?", appears in Songs for Patricia, copyright © 1951 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Elie Siegmeister (1909 - 1991), "May I escape?", copyright © 1952, from For my Daughters, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-12
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Word count: 76