by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
Crazy Jane Reproved See original
Language: English
I don't care what the sailors say: All those dreadful thunder-stones, All that storm that blots the day Can but show that Heaven yawns; Great Europa played the fool That changed a lover for a bull. Fol de rol, fol de rol. To round that shell's elaborate whorl, Adorning every secret track With the delicate mother-of-pearl, Made the joints of Heaven crack: So never hang your heart upon A roaring, ranting journeyman. Fol de rol, fol de rol.
First published in London Mercury, November 1930
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Composition:
- Set to music by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Crazy Jane Reproved", 1999, copyright © 2000 [ soprano, flute, violin, viola, cello and piano ], from Crazy Jane Sings, no. 2, confirmed with an online score
Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Crazy Jane reproved"
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 78