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Someday I'll wish upon a star.
Yip Harburg
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Yip Harburg
Age: 84 †
Born: 1896
Born: April 8
Died: 1981
Died: March 5
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Edgar Yipsel Yip Harburg
Edgar Yipsel Harburg
E. Y. Harburg
Isidore Hochberg
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When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.
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My heart wants roots My mind wants wings. I cannot bear Their bickerings.
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WHERE and WHEN, Are lost in space. THERE and THEN, Do not embrace. So before we disappear, Come sweet NOW and kiss the HERE.
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All the heroes of tomorrow are the heretics of today.
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April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees.
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