Fantastic in appearance see The river gliding through the street. It doth without a murmur roll Behind a wall of full five feet Its wave so dark yet ne'ertheless Pure, through the suburb's peacefulness. So very great the runnel is The water which is yellowing Like death swells sinking without hope Aught save the fog of mirroring Not even when the dawn lights All the houses yellow, black and small!
Verlaine Lieder (Four Verlaine Songs)
Song Cycle by Cecil Coles (1888 - 1918)
1. Fantastic in appearance
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Ashmore Kyle Paterson Wingate (1881 - 1926?30), appears in Poems by Verlaine, London and Newcastle, Walter Scott Publishing Company, first published 1904
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, subtitle: "Paddington", appears in Romances sans paroles, in Aquarelles, in 3. Streets, no. 2, first published 1874
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. A slumber vast and black
Language: English
A slumber vast and black Falls on my life. O sleep all hope; O sleep all jealous strife. O nought more can I see, All mem'ry's gone Of evil and of good O hist'ry wan! What am I but an arch A hand doth poise Above a cavern's mouth. No noise, no noise.
Text Authorship:
- by Ashmore Kyle Paterson Wingate (1881 - 1926?30), appears in Poems by Verlaine, London and Newcastle, Walter Scott Publishing Company, first published 1904
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, written 1873, appears in Sagesse, in Sagesse III, no. 5, first published 1880
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Pastoral 'The sky above the roof'
Language: English
The sky is up above the roof so blue, so calm. A tree just up above the roof doth rock its palm, The bell in heaven which I watch doth sweetly ring. A bird within the tree I watch doth sadly sing. My God, my God, life simple here and quiet one sees. This murmur from the city there comes all in peace.
Text Authorship:
- by Ashmore Kyle Paterson Wingate (1881 - 1926?30), appears in Poems by Verlaine, London and Newcastle, Walter Scott Publishing Company, first published 1904
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, written 1880, appears in Sagesse, in Sagesse III, no. 6, Paris, Société générale de Librairie Catholique, first published 1881
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]4. Let's dance the gig
Language: English
Let's dance the jig! O most I loved her pretty eyes More clear than starlight of the skies. I loved her eyes where malice lies. Let's dance the jig! She had some ways most well designed To desolate a lover's mind Which was of her so very kind. Let's dance the jig! But now I prove much better this Eke of her blossom mouth the kiss Since when she's dead to me I wis. Let's dance the jig! I do remember vividly The hours and all our colloquy And that's the best thing left to me. Let's dance the jig!
Text Authorship:
- by Ashmore Kyle Paterson Wingate (1881 - 1926?30), appears in Poems by Verlaine, London and Newcastle, Walter Scott Publishing Company, first published 1904
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), subtitle: "Soho", appears in Romances sans paroles, in Aquarelles, in 3. Streets, no. 1, first published 1874
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 287