by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972)
It rests me to be among beautiful women
Language: English
"It rests me to be among beautiful women. Why should one always lie about such matters? I repeat: It rests me to converse with beautiful women Even though we talk nothing but nonsense, The purring of the invisible antennae Is both stimulating and delightful."
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- by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972), "Tame Cat", appears in Lustra, first published 1916 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Beautiful Women", 2009 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Joseph Holbrooke (1878 - 1958), "Tame Cat", op. 77 no. 5, published 1923 [ medium voice and piano with clarinet obbligato ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John G. Koch (b. 1928), "Tame Cat" [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-27
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