by Nikita Gill (b. 1987)
From The Ashes She Became
Language: English
efore she became fire, she was water. Quenching the thirst of every dying creature. She gave and she gave until she turned from sea to desert. But instead of dying of the heat, the sadness, the heartache, she took all of her pain and from her own ashes became fire.
Text Authorship:
- by Nikita Gill (b. 1987), "From The Ashes She Became", subtitle: "for Lara Connally" [author's text not yet checked 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 Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980), "From The Ashes She Became", 2018, first performed 2018 [ soprano and piano ], from Four Poems of Nikita Gill, no. 2, Mormolyke
Score: Mormolyke [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-02
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