by Richard Aldington (né Edward Godfree Aldington) (1892 - 1962)
Aldington Images
Language: English
1 Like a gondola of green scented fruits Drifting along the dark canals of Venice, You, O exquisite one, Have entered my desolate city. 2 The blue smoke leaps Like swirling clouds of birds vanishing. So my love leaps towards you, Vanishes and is renewed. 3 A rose-yellow moon in a pale sky When the sunset is faint vermilion On the mist among the tree-boughs Are you to me. 4 A young beech tree on the edge of a forest Stands still in the evening, Then shudders through all its leaves in the light air And seems to fear the stars— So are you still and so tremble. 5 The red deer are high on the mountain, They are beyond the last pine trees. And my desires have run with them. 6 The flower which the wind has shaken Is soon filled again with rain: So does my heart fill slowly with tears Until you return.
Authorship:
- by Richard Aldington (né Edward Godfree Aldington) (1892 - 1962) [author's text not yet checked 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 Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962), "Aldington Images", 2011, first performed 2011 [soprano and piano], confirmed with a concert programme booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-01-29
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Word count: 156