Ardella (op. 53, no. 1)

Date: 1996Composer: Lowell LiebermannText: Langston HughesSong Collection: Three Dream Songs, op. 53

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Ardella

By Langston Hughes

I would liken you

To a night without stars

Were it not for your eyes.

I would liken you

To a sleep without dreams

Were it not for your songs.

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