by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Easter Day
Language: English
The silver trumpets rang across the Dome:
The people knelt upon the ground with awe:
And borne upon the necks of men I saw,
Like some great God, the Holy Lord of Rome.
Priest-like, he wore a robe more white than foam,
And, king-like, swathed himself in royal red,
Three crowns of gold rose high upon his head:
In splendor and in light the Pope passed home.
My heart stole back across wide wastes of years
To One who wandered by a lonely sea,
And sought in vain for any place of rest:
"Foxes have holes, and every bird its nest,
I, only I, must wander wearily,
And bruise My feet, and drink wine salt with tears."
Text Authorship:
- by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), "Easter Day" [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 , "Easter Day", 2016-2017 [ bass-baritone and piano ], from Wilde songs, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by David Sydney Morgan (b. 1932), "Easter Day", 1999 [ mixed chorus and brass ], from Canti sacri e profane [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-17
Line count: 14
Word count: 117