by Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678)
Wondrous life See original
Language: English
... What wondrous life in this I lead! Ripe apples drop about my head; The luscious clusters of the vine Upon my mouth do crush their wine; The nectarine and curious peach Into my hands themselves do reach; Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass. Meanwhile the mind from pleasure less Withdraws into its happiness; The mind, that ocean where each kind Does straight its own resemblance find; Yet it creates, transcending these, Far other worlds, and other seas; Annihilating all that 's made To a green thought in a green shade. ...
Composition:
- Set to music by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), "Wondrous life", 2015, stanzas 5-6 [ tenor and piano ], from Green Thoughts in a Green Shade, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678), "Thoughts in a Garden"
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Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2015-02-17
Line count: 72
Word count: 449