by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955)
Depression before Spring
Language: English
The cock crows But no queen rises. The hair of my blonde Is dazzling, As the spittle of cows Threading the wind. Ho! Ho! But ki-ki-ri-ki Brings no rou-cou, No rou-cou-cou. But no queen comes In slipper green.
First published in 1918.
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Text Authorship:
- by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955), "Depression before Spring", appears in Harmonium [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 John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "Depression before Spring", op. 142 no. 1, published 1977 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], from Five Part Songs to Poems by Wallace Stevens, no. 1, London : Oxford University Press [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 38