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by Maurice Denton (1915 - 1948)

Babylon
 (Sung text for setting by H. Ferguson)
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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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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 32

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