Lyric Companion
Composer

R. Farber

102 works in the catalog — read each text with IPA transcriptions and translations.

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LIEDER · 102

The clouds are gray today

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
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The coffee machine makes too much noise

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
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The wind is brisk damp and cool

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

My smart phone sits heavy in my shirt pocket

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

Early Morning Pipe

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

This music is randomly composed

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

Getting old is like writing Haiku

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

Not quite an Archie Bunker

1945·a-second-set-of-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-2
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My real problem with Haiku

1945·a-second-set-of-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-2
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Not the barbaric other

1945·a-second-set-of-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-2
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Ceterum censeo

1945·a-second-set-of-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-2
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A Zen view of the world

1945·a-second-set-of-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-2
EN

Come sit by my side and be my love

1945·a-sentimental-cycle-of-love-songs
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I don’t want justice I want love

1945·a-sentimental-cycle-of-love-songs
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The gift

1945·a-sentimental-cycle-of-love-songs
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You have the most beautiful eyes

1945·a-sentimental-cycle-of-love-songs
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I hear the tick tick ticking

1945·a-silly-cycle-of-depressed-songs
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The End of Season Sale

1945·a-silly-cycle-of-depressed-songs
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Me and my Ennui, si si [a can-can]

1945·a-silly-cycle-of-depressed-songs
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The faces on my pocket watch are so sad

1945·a-silly-cycle-of-depressed-songs
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I'm sad

1945·a-silly-cycle-of-depressed-songs
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Coda

1945·a-silly-cycle-of-depressed-songs
EN

A time to heal

1945
EN

About composing Heine

1945
EN

Der Philanthrop

1945
DE

Ihr guten Christen, laßt euch nicht

1945·der-tannhauser
DE

Zu Rom, zu Rom, in der heiligen Stadt

1945·der-tannhauser
DE

Der Ritter Tannhäuser, er wandelt so rasch

1945·der-tannhauser
DE

Manchmal, wenn ich bei Euch bin

1945·diana
DE

Die Libelle

1945
DE

Epilog

1945
DE

Erinnerung aus Krähwinkels Schreckenstagen

1934
DE

My tobacco company

1945·even-more-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-3
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My wife asks me to stop smoking

1945·even-more-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-3
EN

My pipe

1945·even-more-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-3
EN

Write about the personal

1945·even-more-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-3
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Incidents in the Life of my Uncle Arly

1937·five-diddles-for-voice-and-piano-on-poems-by-edward-lear
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Die Zeit

1945·five-songs-from-zeitgedichte
DE

Die Tafeln

1945·five-songs-from-zeitgedichte
DE

Der Bahnvorstand

1945·five-songs-from-zeitgedichte
DE

Auf einer Bühne

1945·five-songs-from-zeitgedichte
DE

Und nun sterben die geschöpfer Gottes

1945·four-dreams-of-death
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Es ist nicht der Körper

1945·four-dreams-of-death
DE

Treiben

1945·four-dreams-of-death
DE

Nacht erwacht

1945·four-dreams-of-death
DE

In the elevator

1945·four-love-songs-for-old-age
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Her eyes have become more beautiful

1945·four-love-songs-for-old-age
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Life plods on

1945·four-love-songs-for-old-age
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I love you

1945·four-love-songs-for-old-age
EN

Der Zwölf-Elf

1872·galgenlieder
DE

Lunovis

1872·galgenlieder
FR

Das Problem

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Die Schildkrökröte

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Der Hecht

1892·galgenlieder
DE

Der Steiochs

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Die Luft

1928·galgenlieder
DE

Der Würfel

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Die Weste

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Der Mond

1872·galgenlieder
DE

Die Westküsten

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Unter Schwarzkünstlern

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Zäzillei I

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Zäzillei II

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Anto-logie

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Die Hystrix

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Im Jahre 19000

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Der Gaul

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Das Huhn

1872·galgenlieder
DE

Die Fingur

galgenlieder
DE

Das Geburtslied oder: Die Zeichen oder: Sophie und kein Ende

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Der heroische Pudel

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Wie sich das Galgenkind die Monatsnamen merkt

1945·galgenlieder
DE

Galgenbert

1907·galgenlieder
DE

Guter Rath

1945
DE

Hans ohne Land

1945
DE

My expanding orchard

1945·is-this-the-last-cycle-of-almost-haiku-by-a-now-old-man-cycle-number-4
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My third chair

1945·is-this-the-last-cycle-of-almost-haiku-by-a-now-old-man-cycle-number-4
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The hot east wind

1945·is-this-the-last-cycle-of-almost-haiku-by-a-now-old-man-cycle-number-4
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The wind is brisk

1945·is-this-the-last-cycle-of-almost-haiku-by-a-now-old-man-cycle-number-4
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Im Beginn schuf Gott die Sonne

1945·schopfungslieder
DE

Und der Gott sprach zu dem Teufel

1945·schopfungslieder
DE

Ich hab mir zu Ruhm und Preis erschaffen

1945·schopfungslieder
DE

Kaum hab ich die Welt zu schaffen begonnen

1945·schopfungslieder
DE

Sprach der Herr am sechsten Tage

1945·schopfungslieder
DE

Der Stoff, das Material des Gedichts

1945·schopfungslieder
DE

Warum ich eigentlich erschuf

1945·schopfungslieder
DE

Solidität

1936
DE

The Walrus and the Carpenter

1945·songs-on-verse-by-lewis-carroll
EN

Off with her head!

1945·songs-on-verse-by-lewis-carroll
EN

Cycles and sets

1945·the-previous-set-of-almost-haiku-was-not-the-last-cycle-number-5
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Gout

1945·the-previous-set-of-almost-haiku-was-not-the-last-cycle-number-5
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Not God

1945·the-previous-set-of-almost-haiku-was-not-the-last-cycle-number-5
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A Zen sound

1945·the-previous-set-of-almost-haiku-was-not-the-last-cycle-number-5
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The Teddy Bear

1945·the-toys-that-i-did-not-have-as-a-child
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My brand new five speed bike

1945·the-toys-that-i-did-not-have-as-a-child
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A remote controlled car

1945·the-toys-that-i-did-not-have-as-a-child
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The video game

1945·the-toys-that-i-did-not-have-as-a-child
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A kite that soared

1945·the-toys-that-i-did-not-have-as-a-child
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A shadow theater

1945·the-toys-that-i-did-not-have-as-a-child
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A soccer ball

1945·the-toys-that-i-did-not-have-as-a-child
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A record player

1945·the-toys-that-i-did-not-have-as-a-child
EN

To be sung before the Interval [the coffee song]

1945
EN

The clouds are gray today

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

The coffee machine makes too much noise

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

The wind is brisk damp and cool

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

My smart phone sits heavy in my shirt pocket

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

Early Morning Pipe

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

This music is randomly composed

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

Getting old is like writing Haiku

1945·a-cycle-of-seven-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-1
EN

Not quite an Archie Bunker

1945·a-second-set-of-almost-haiku-by-an-almost-old-man-cycle-number-2
EN