by Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949)
The Serpents are Asleep See original
Language: English
The serpents are asleep among the poppies,
The fireflies light the soundless panther's way
To tangled paths where shy gazelles are straying,
And parrot-plumes outshine the dying day.
O soft! the lotus-buds upon the stream
Are stirring like sweet maidens when they dream.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "The Serpents are Asleep", published 1907, stanza 1 [ alto and orchestra ], from The Golden Threshold : An Indian Song-Garland , no. 5, London: Boosey & Co.
Text Authorship:
- by Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949), "Leili", appears in The Golden Threshold, in 3. Poems
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Word count: 86