by Maurice Denton (1915 - 1948)
Language: English
No branch, Nor breath to move the branch; The hanging trees of Babylon Are still. No night, Nor noon to turn to night, The words are frozen in the mouth They fill.
Composition:
- Set to music by Howard Ferguson (1908 - 1999), "Babylon", from Discovery, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Maurice Denton (1915 - 1948)
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Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-07
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