by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
Coals
Language: English
In drowsy fit I hear the flames Syllabling o’er Their ancient names: The coals — a glory Of gold — blaze on, Drenched with the suns Of centuries gone; While, at the window, This rainy day In darkening twilight Dies away.
Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "Coals", appears in Bells and Grass: A Book of Rhymes, first published 1941 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Juliana Hall (b. 1958), "Coals", 1989, copyright © 2017, first performed 2004 [ soprano and oboe ], from Bells and Grass -- 5 songs for soprano and oboe, no. 4, E. C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group [sung text checked 1 time]
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Word count: 41