by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
Crazy Jane on the Day of Judgement See original
Language: English
"Love is all Unsatisfied That cannot take the whole Body and soul"; And that is what Jane said. "Take the sour If you take me I can scoff and lour And scold for an hour." "That's certainly the case," said he. "Naked I lay, The grass my bed; Naked and hidden away, That black day"; And that is what Jane said. "What can be shown? What true love be? All could be shown or known If Time were but gone." "That's certainly the case," said he.
Composition:
- Set to music by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Crazy Jane on the Day of Judgement", 1999, copyright © 2000 [ soprano, flute, violin, viola, cello and piano ], from Crazy Jane Sings, no. 3, confirmed with an online score
Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Crazy Jane on the Day of Judgment", appears in Words for Music Perhaps and Other Poems, first published 1932
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-03
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Word count: 86