by Jila Nikpay
I Became Awake
Language: English
Suddenly I was stripped Breastless Bald Sick I became awake-- To perceive Suffering behind faces. To see Even the eclipsed Moon Caught in the shadow play of sky Is blessed with the the Sun’s beauty Forever.
Text Authorship:
- by Jila Nikpay , appears in Heroines: Transformation in the Face of Breast Cancer, first published 2006, copyright status unknown [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 Carol Barnett , "I Became Awake", 2006 [ soprano and harp ], from Music for Heroines, no. 4
Score: Carol Barnett [external link]
Publisher: Carol Barnett [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 36