by James Elroy Flecker (1884 - 1915)
Language: English
Soft is the collied night, and cool The wind about the garden pool. Here will I dip my burning hand And move an inch of drowsy sand, And pray the dark reflected skies To fasten with their zeal mine eyes. A million million leagues away Among the stars the goldfish play, And high above the shadowed stars Wave and float the nenuphars.
Composition:
- Set to music by William Baines (1899 - 1922), "Fountains", 1919, first performed 1956, from Five songs, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by James Elroy Flecker (1884 - 1915), "Fountains"
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