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E.Y. Harburg


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New York City, The United States
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Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg, Yiddish: איסידור הוכברג‎) (April 8, 1896 - March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist who worked with many well-known composers.

He wrote the lyrics to the standards Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (with Jay Gorney), April in Paris, and It's Only a Paper Moon, as well as all of the songs in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical The Wizard of Oz, including Over the Rainbow."
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Average rating: 3.99 · 578 ratings · 84 reviews · 127 distinct worksSimilar authors
Rhymes for the Irreverent

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At This Point in Rhyme

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The Yip Harburg Songbook

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Finian's Rainbow & On a Cle...

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More Rhymes for the Irreverent

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The Wizard of Oz Instrument...

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Wizard of Oz: Libretto

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The Wizard of Oz Instrument...

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The Wizard of Oz (Selection...

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The Wizard of Oz Instrument...

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“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.”
E.Y. Harburg

“Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought.”
Yip Harburg

“My heart wants roots
My mind wants wings.
I cannot bear
Their bickerings.”
E. Y. Harburg

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