© by Czesław Miłosz (1911 - 2004)
Translation © by Czesław Miłosz (1911 - 2004) and by Robert L. Hass (b. 1941)
Standing on flagstones of the sidewalk...
Language: English after the Polish (Polski)
Standing on flagstones of the sidewalk at the entrance to Hades [ ... ]
J. Harbison sets stanzas 1-9 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
J. Harbison sets stanzas 10-15 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
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1 Harbison: "as he knew"
2 Harbison: "of sound"
Text Authorship:
- by Czesław Miłosz (1911 - 2004), "Orpheus and Eurydice", copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by Robert L. Hass (b. 1941), "Orpheus and Eurydice", copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Polish (Polski) by Czesław Miłosz (1911 - 2004), "Orfeusz i Eurydyka", written 2003, first published 2004, copyright © [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John H. Harbison (b. 1938), "Con fuoco (Miłosz, Orpheus and Eurydice)", 2008, stanzas 1-9 [ baritone, mezzo-soprano, orchestra ], from Symphony No. 5, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John H. Harbison (b. 1938), "Andante cantabile (Miłosz)", 2008, stanzas 10-15 [ baritone, mezzo-soprano, orchestra ], from Symphony No. 5, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2023-09-01
Line count: 90
Word count: 806