by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)
Palm Sunday: Naples See original
Language: English
Our translations: GER
Because it is the day of Palms Carry a palm for me, Carry a palm in Santa Chiara And I will watch the sea. ... I sit and watch the little sail Lean side-ways on the sea, The sea is blue from here to Sorrento And the sea-wind comes to me ... I see the white clouds lift from Sorrento And the dark sail lean upon the sea. I have grown tired of all these things, And what is left for me? I have no place in Santa Chiara There is no peace upon the sea. But carry a palm in Santa Chiara, Carry a palm for me.
Composition:
- Set to music by John Musto (b. 1954), "Palm Sunday: Naples", from Quiet songs, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "Palm Sunday : Naples", appears in Images of Good and Evil, first published 1899
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Neapel", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 123