by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence (1885 - 1930)
By the Isar, in the twilight
Language: English
By the Isar, in the twilight We were wandering and singing, By the Isar, in the evening We climbed the huntsman's ladder and sat swinging In the fir-tree overlooking the marshes, While river met with river, and the ringing Of their pale-green glacier water filled the evening. By the Isar, in the twilight We found the dark wild roses Hanging red at the river; and simmering Frogs were singing, and over the river closes Was savour of ice and of roses; and glimmering Fear was abroad. We whispered: "No one knows us. Let it be as the snake disposes Here in this simmering marsh."
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- by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence (1885 - 1930), "River roses" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arnold Atkinson Cooke (1906 - 2005), "River roses", 1956, published 1963 [soprano, horn, and piano], from Nocturnes, no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Will Ogdon (1921 - 2013), "By the Isar", 1969. [soprano, flute, and contrabass] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-17
Line count: 15
Word count: 104