by Padraic Colum (1881 - 1972)
Odalisques, odalisques
Language: English
Odalisques, odalisques, Treading the pavement With feet pomegranate-stained: We bartered for, bought you Back in the years Ah, then we knew you, Odalisques, odalisques, Treading the pavement With feet pomegranate-stained! Queens of the air Aithra, lole, Eos and Auge, Taking new beauty From the sun's evening brightness, Gyring in light As nymphs play in waters Aithra, lole, Eos and Auge! Then down on our doorsteps, Gretchen and Dora. . . .
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Text Authorship:
- by Padraic Colum (1881 - 1972), "The pidgeons", appears in Dramatic Legends and Other Poems, first published 1922 [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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "The pigeons", published 1922 [ voice and piano ], from Five Irish Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-13
Line count: 20
Word count: 71