Song lyrics in the collections of the Weill-Lenya Research Center, [1936]-[ongoing].

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Song lyrics in the collections of the Weill-Lenya Research Center, [1936]-[ongoing].

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Typescripts and manuscripts of original, revised, or translated lyrics. With one exception--"Few little English," written by Marc Blitzstein for Lotte Lenya--lyrics are to music by Kurt Weill. Items of special interest: photocopy of typescript of the Moritat vom Mackie Messer with annotations by Brecht, Ira Gershwin's text to a scene cut from Lady in the dark, a revised version by Brecht of the Kanonen-Song from Die Dreigroschenoper, a typescript translation of September song into German by Werner Cyprys (published as sheet music), several translations of German lyrics by Michael Feingold, and an unpublished stanza to the Lullaby from Street scene, possibly by Elmer Rice.

ca. 20 items (1 folder).

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ger,

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

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SNAC Resource ID: 6746815

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

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