by Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852 - 1923)
The caterpillar
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
Caterpillar on the wall, Whither, whither do you crawl? You know not, yourself, methinks, Strange and wandering little sphinx! I will tell you where to go, Underneath the winter snow In an old tree's secret hole You shall hide your little soul. There, with summer, you shall sleep, Thence, with summer you shall leap, Wave your fairy wings on high, Sip the flowers and kiss the sky. Emblem worm of many a thing, So the poet's mind can spring Through the hush of brooding hours, Kiss the sky and sip the flowers.
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Researcher for this page: Jean-Pierre Granger
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852 - 1923), "The caterpillar", appears in Musa Verticordia, first published 1904 [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 Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909), "The caterpillar" [voice and piano], from Two songs, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Jean-Pierre Granger) , title 1: "La chenille", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Jean-Pierre Granger
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 96