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An Irish Airman Foresees His Death

by Marjorie M. Rusche

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"An Irish Airman Foresees His Death,"
from SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH song cycle

Performed on "Composed by Women - An Evening of Song,"
Indiana University South Bend, 4/1/2022

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I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate
Those that I guard I do not love;

My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.

Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;

I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.

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released April 1, 2022
Eleni Taluzek, mezzo
Mariah Boucher, piano
William Butler Yeats, poet
Marjorie M. Rusche, composer

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MarjorieMRusche South Bend, Indiana

Marjorie M. Rusche is an internationally performed award winning classical composer who combines romantic, modern, vernacular and world music influences. Dr. Rusche composes music for opera, music theater, dance, orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles & soloists. She teaches music composition, orchestration, music theory, and piano at Indiana University South Bend and the University of Notre Dame. ... more

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