© by
Patrick Cardy (1953 - 2005)
Dance of the Sad Girl
Language: English
The sad girl dances,
slowly, ever swirling,
in silent seduction:
dark eyes seek-
the stillness of love.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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- Also set in Spanish (Español), a translation by Nicole Boudreau , copyright © 1976, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Patrick Cardy.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-07
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Word count: 17
Dance of the Sad Girl
Language: Spanish (Español)  after the English
La hija triste baila,
lentamente, siempre arremolinándose,
en silenciosa seducción:
sus ojos tenebros solicitan-
el sosiego del amor.
Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in English by Patrick Cardy (1953 - 2005), "Dance of the Sad Girl", copyright © 1976 by Patrick Cardy, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Patrick Cardy (1953 - 2005), "Dance of the Sad Girl", 1976-7 [soprano, flute, oboe, violoncello, piano, and electric piano], from Golden Days, Silver Nights, no. 2. [
text verified 1 time
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-07
Line count: 5
Word count: 18