by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963)
Two Aspects of April ‑ I
Language: English
Nothing is more certain than the flower— and best, sometimes, are those that start into blossom directly from the harshness of bare gardens—the crocus breaking through, narcissi heaving a trampled place, and I saw once jonquils, forgotten, buried under a new driveway, covered with broken stone but still unsuppressed, rising still into a graceful flower-head—
Authorship:
- by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963) [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 Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Two Aspects of April - I", copyright © 2002 [chorus and viola or violoncello], from vignettes - flowers, no. 8, confirmed with an online score [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-11
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