by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)
Submarines See original
Language: English
The ships await us above
And ensnare us beneath.
We arise, we lie down, and we
In the belly of Death.
The ships have a thousand eyes
To mark where we come . . .
But the mirth of a seaport dies
When our blow gets home.
First published in Daily Telegraph, November 1915
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Composition:
- Set to music by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Submarines", 1917, published 1917 [ vocal quartet of baritones and orchestra ], from The Fringes of the Fleet, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), "Tin Fish", appears in Sea Warfare, in The Fringes of the Fleet, first published 1915
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 48