Four Miniature Songs from Ezra Pound

Song Cycle by Martin Dalby (b. 1942)

?. Alba  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
As cool as the pale wet leaves
           of lily-of-the-valley
She lay beside me in the dawn.

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?. The faces  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
  	The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
petals on a wet, black bough.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972), "In a Station of the Metro", appears in Lustra, first published 1916

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?. Fan‑Piece  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
  	O fan of white silk,
clear as frost on the grass-blade,

You also are laid aside.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972), "Fan-Piece, For Her Imperial Lord", appears in Lustra, first published 1916

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?. Ts'ai Chi'h  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
  	The petals fall in the fountain,
the orange-coloured rose-leaves,
Their ochre clings to the stone.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972), "Ts'ai Chi'h", appears in Lustra, first published 1916

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Total word count: 64