Prelude, Recitative and Aria

Song Cycle by (Robert) Norman Fulton (1909 - 1980)

?. Dalua [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

I have heard you calling, Dalua,
                    Dalua!
I have heard you on the hill,
By the pool-side still,
Where the lapwings shrill
         Dalua . . . Dalua . . . Dalua!

What is it you call, Dalua,
                    Dalua!
When the rains fall,
When the mists crawl,
And the curlews call
         Dalua . . . Dalua . . . Dalua!

I am the Fool, Dalua,
                 Dalua!
When men hear me, their eyes
Darken: the shadow in the skies
Droops: and the keening-woman cries
         Dalua . . . Dalua . . . Dalua!

Text Authorship:

by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Dalua", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901

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Author's note: Dalua, one of the names of a mysterious being in the Celtic mythology, the Amadan-Dhu, the Dark Witless One, or Fairy Fool.

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

Total word count: 91