1993
Touch
Composed by 
Alva Henderson
Alva Henderson Text by 
Dana Gioia
Dana Gioia "Touch" is a setting of Dana Gioia by composer Alva Henderson.
For visitors interested in obtaining the score to this song, please contact alvahenderson@earthlink.net.
Text
Touch
by Dana Gioia, after Rilke
Enter this moment silently.
Palm against palm our two hands touch,
Tense with the danger that we see.
Enter this moment silently
With eyes averted. Guilty, we
Know one word spoken is too much,
Enter this moment silently.
Palm against palm our two hands touch.
Audio
Touch
Brian Leerhuber (baritone) & Daniel Lockert (piano)2:57