The night is of the color Of a woman's arm: Night, the female, Obscure, Fragrant and supple, Conceals herself, A pool shines, Like a bracelet Shaken in a dance.
Four songs; from Six Significant Landscapes
Song Cycle by Claire Brook (1925 - 2012)
1. The night is of the color [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955), no title, written 1916, appears in Six significant landscapes, no. 2, first published 1916
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Confirmed with Others: a magazine of the new verse, V. II, No. 3, Mar 1916.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
2. I measure myself [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
I measure myself Against a tall tree. I find that I am much taller, For I reach right up to the sun, With my eye; And I reach to the shore of the sea With my ear. Nevertheless, I dislike The way the ants crawl In and out of my shadow.
Text Authorship:
- by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955), no title, appears in Six significant landscapes, no. 3, first published 1916
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Confirmed with Others: a magazine of the new verse, V. II, No. 3, Mar 1916.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
3. When my dream was near the moon [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
When my dream was near the moon, The white folds of its gown Filled with yellow light. The soles of its feet Grew red. Its hair filled With certain blue crystallizations From stars, Not far off.
Text Authorship:
- by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955), no title, appears in Six significant landscapes, no. 4, first published 1916
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Confirmed with Others: a magazine of the new verse, V. II, No. 3, Mar 1916.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
4. Not all the knives of the lamp‑posts [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Not all the knives of the lamp-posts, Nor the chisels of the long streets, Nor the mallets of the domes And high towers, Can carve What one star can carve, Shining through the grape-leaves.
Text Authorship:
- by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955), no title, appears in Six significant landscapes, no. 5
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Confirmed with Others: a magazine of the new verse, V. II, No. 3, Mar 1916.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
Total word count: 150