"The Right to Love"

Subtitled "Reflections," the lyrics were written by Gene Lees, the music was composed by Lalo Schifrin, and the song sung by Nancy Wilson.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 12 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: The Right to Love, The Canonization, Othello, The Moor in English Renaissance Drama, Othello on Stage and Screen
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  1. right
    an abstract idea of that which is due by law or nature
    My love and I ask little of the world
    The right to sigh together in the rain
    And walk with heads up in the sun
    And share our joy and our pain
  2. shameful
    giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
    And yet they say that we are wrong
    That we haven't the right to our love
    That this love is shameful to see
  3. treasure
    hold dear
    And yet we treasure our love
  4. solitary
    preferring to be alone
    And so we go our solitary ways
  5. stare
    a fixed look with eyes open wide
    Indifferent to the cold unfriendly stares
  6. indifferent
    showing no care or concern in attitude or action
    Indifferent to the whispered talk
    We don't care at all
  7. precious
    of high worth or cost
    We have all we need
    As long as we can be together
    We know we've earned the precious right to love
  8. consolation
    the comfort you feel when soothed in times of disappointment
    We find our consolation in each other's eyes
  9. wonder
    the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
    The sweet look of wonder
  10. earn
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
    We know we've earned the precious right to love
Created on Fri Mar 06 12:41:31 EST 2015 (updated Fri Mar 06 16:41:50 EST 2015)

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