by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Santa Decca
Language: English
The Gods are dead: no longer do we bring To grey-eyed Pallas crowns of olive-leaves! Demeter's child no more hath tithe of sheaves, And in the noon the careless shepherds sing, For Pan is dead, and all the wantoning By secret glade and devious haunt is o'er: Young Hylas seeks the water-springs no more; Great Pan is dead, and Mary's son is King. And yet--perchance in this sea tranced isle, Chewing the bitter fruit of memory, Some God lies hidden in the asphodel. Ah Love! if such there be, then it were well For us to fly his anger: nay, but see, The leaves are stirring: let us watch awhile.
Text Authorship:
- by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), "Santa Decca", appears in Wind Flowers, first published 1890 [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 Michael Linton , "Santa Decca", 2016-2017 [ bass-baritone and piano ], from Wilde songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-17
Line count: 14
Word count: 110