by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence (1885 - 1930)
Green
Language: English
The dawn was apple-green, The sky was green wine held up in the sun, The moon was a golden petal between. She opened her eyes, and green They shone like flowers undone For the first time, now for the first time seen.
Authorship:
- by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence (1885 - 1930) [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 Olli Kortekangas (b. 1955), "Green", 1995 [ mixed chorus ], from Three Romances, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-01-27
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