by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
Lines on Ale
Language: English
Filled with mingled cream and amber, I will drain that glass again. Such hilarious visions clamber Through the chamber of my brain. Quaintest thoughts, queerest fancies Come to life and fade away. What care I how time advances; I am drinking ale today.
Text Authorship:
- by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "Lines on Ale", written 1848 [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 Derek Healey (b. 1936), "Lines on Ale", op. 123 no. 8 (2010) [ high voice and piano ], from Thy Distant Fire: an Edgar Allan Poe Songbook, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 43