by Monica Peveril Turnbull (1879 - 1901)
Pictures
Language: English
I. [The Cornfield] The ripe corn bends low When the wind blows fair, Like curtseying maidens, Curts'ying maidens With golden hair. II. [The Sea] Dark billows reflect The gath'ring clouds; The white foam is frothing Like tossing shrouds. III. [The Moor] Winds are sobbing In pinetree wood. The moor is a king's robe Stained with blood. IV. [Night] The wild rose sleeps above the pool, Round her sleepeth every leaf; The night air, soft and cool, Cradles them all above the pool And all their shadows sleep beneath.
Authorship:
- by Monica Peveril Turnbull (1879 - 1901) [author's text not yet checked 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 Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Pictures", from the collection Eleven Songs and Two Harmonizations, no. 9. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2010-05-29
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