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Hanrahan, Brian
1949–
1949–
1
I counted them all out and I counted them all back.
on the number of British aeroplanes joining the raid on Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands
I counted them all out and I counted them all back.
on the number of British aeroplanes joining the raid on Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands
BBC broadcast report, 1 May 1982
Hansberry, Lorraine
1930–65
1930–65
1
Though it be a thrilling and marvellous thing to be merely young and gifted in such times, it is doubly so, doubly dynamic—to be young, gifted and
black
.
Though it be a thrilling and marvellous thing to be merely young and gifted in such times, it is doubly so, doubly dynamic—to be young, gifted and
black
.
To be young, gifted and black: Lorraine Hansberry in her own words
(1969) adapted by Robert Nemiroff.
Haraucourt, Edmond
1856–1941
1856–1941
1
Partir c'est mourir un peu,
C'est mourir à ce qu'on aime.
To go away is to die a little, it is to die to that which one loves.
Partir c'est mourir un peu,
C'est mourir à ce qu'on aime.
To go away is to die a little, it is to die to that which one loves.
Seul
(1891) "Rondel de l'Adieu"
Harbach, Otto
1873–1963
1873–1963
1
Now laughing friends deride tears I cannot hide,
So I smile and say "When a lovely flame dies,
Smoke gets in your eyes."
Now laughing friends deride tears I cannot hide,
So I smile and say "When a lovely flame dies,
Smoke gets in your eyes."
"Smoke Gets in your Eyes" (1933 song)
Harburg, E. Y. ("Yip")
1898–1981
1898–1981
1
Brother can you spare a dime?
Say, it's only a paper moon,
Sailing over a cardboard sea.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.
Follow the yellow brick road.
Brother can you spare a dime?
title of song (1932)
Say, it's only a paper moon,
Sailing over a cardboard sea.
"It's Only a Paper Moon" (1933 song, with Billy Rose)
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.
"Over the Rainbow" (1939 song) in
The Wizard of Oz
Follow the yellow brick road.
"We're Off to See the Wizard" (1939 song)
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