by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
Crazy Jane on God See original
Language: English
That lover of a night Came when he would, Went in the dawning light Whether I would or no; Men come, men go; All things remain in God. Banners choke the sky; Men-at-arms tread; Armoured horses neigh Where the great battle was In the narrow pass: All things remain in God. Before their eyes a house That from childhood stood Uninhabited, ruinous, Suddenly lit up From door to top: All things remain in God. I had wild Jack as a lover; Though like a road That men pass over My body makes no moan But sings on: All things remain in God.
Composition:
- Set to music by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Crazy Jane on God", 1999, copyright © 2000 [ soprano, flute, violin, viola, cello and piano ], from Crazy Jane Sings, no. 5, confirmed with an online score
Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Crazy Jane on God", 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
Line count: 24
Word count: 102