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Song (1998) |
from the Song Cycle "Seven For Luck" |
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Song (1998) |
from the Song Cycle "Seven For Luck" |
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Music by John Williams
Lyrics by Rita Dove
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Song (3:23) Cynthia Haymon and the Boston Pops from "Excerpts from 7 for Luck and other recordings" |
Lyrics
Song
When I was young, the moon spoke in riddles
and the stars rhymed. I was a new toy
waiting for my owner to pick me up.
When I was young, I ran the day to it's
knees.
There were trees to swing on, crickets for capture.
I was narrowly sweet, infinitely cruel,
tongued in honey and coddled in milk,
sunburned and silvery ans scabbed like a colt.
And the world was already old.
And I was older than I am today.
© MH
