by Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953)
My tears are like the quiet drift
Language: English
My tears are like the quiet drift Of petals from some magic rose; And all my grief flows from the rift Of unremembered skies and snows. I think, that if I touched the earth, It would crumble; It is so sad and beautiful, So tremulously like a dream.
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Text Authorship:
- by Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953), "Clown in the Moon" [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 Rhian Samuel (b. 1944), "The Clown in the Moon", 2023, published 2024, first performed 2023 [ high voice and piano ], from Cwmdonkin Songs, no. 2, Tŷ Cerdd [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-04-26
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Word count: 48