by Theophilus Julius Henry Marzials (1850 - 1920), as T. Marziale
She was only a woman, famish’d for...
Language: English
She was only a woman, famish’d for loving,
Mad with devotion, and such slight things;
And he was a very great musician,
And used to finger his fiddle-strings.
Her heart’s sweet gamut is cracking and breaking
For a look, for a touch, — for such slight things;
But he’s such a very great musician,
Grimacing and fing’ring his fiddle-strings.
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Confirmed with Theo Marzials, The Gallery of Pigeons, 1873
Text Authorship:
- by Theophilus Julius Henry Marzials (1850 - 1920), as T. Marziale, no title, appears in The gallery of pigeons, in 15. Tragedies, no. 8, first published 1873 [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 Nicolas Slonimsky (1894 - 1995), "A very great musician", published 1989 [ voice and piano ], Cambria Publishing [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-24
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Word count: 59