Six Poems from "Miserere"

Song Cycle by Bernard James Naylor (1907 - 1986)

1. Tenebrae

Language: English

It is finished
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by David Emery Gascoyne (1916 - 2001), "Tenebrae", appears in Poems 1937-1942, in Miserere, first published 1943, copyright ©

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2. Pieta

Language: English

Stark in the pasture on the skull-shaped hill
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by David Emery Gascoyne (1916 - 2001), "Pieta", appears in Poems 1937-1942, in Miserere, first published 1943, copyright ©

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3. De Profundis

Language: English

Out of these depths
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by David Emery Gascoyne (1916 - 2001), "De Profundis", appears in Poems 1937-1942, in Miserere, first published 1943, copyright ©

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4. Kyrie

Language: English

Is man's destructive lust insatiable?
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by David Emery Gascoyne (1916 - 2001), "Kyrie", appears in Poems 1937-1942, in Miserere, first published 1943, copyright ©

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5. Lachrymae

Language: English

Slow are the years of light
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by David Emery Gascoyne (1916 - 2001), "Lachrymae", appears in Poems 1937-1942, in Miserere, first published 1943, copyright ©

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6. Ex Nihilo

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Here am I now cast down
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by David Emery Gascoyne (1916 - 2001), "Ex Nihilo", appears in Poems 1937-1942, in Miserere, first published 1943, copyright ©

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