by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972)

Language: English 
"It rests me to be among beautiful women.
Why should one always lie about such matters?
I repeat:
It rests me to converse with beautiful women
Even though we talk nothing but nonsense,
The purring of the invisible antennae
Is both stimulating and delightful."

Composition:

    Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Beautiful Women", 2009 [ baritone and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972), "Tame Cat", appears in Lustra, first published 1916

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Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller

This text was added to the website: 2004-05-27
Line count: 7
Word count: 45