by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
Rachel
Language: English
Rachel sings sweet -- Oh yes, at night, Her pale face bent In the candle-light, Her slim hands touch The answering keys, And she sings of hope And of memories: Sings to the little Boy that stands Watching those slim, Light, heedful hands. He looks in her face; Her dark eyes seem Dark with a beautiful Distant dream; And still she plays, Sings tenderly To him of hope, And of memory.
Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "Rachel", appears in The Listeners and Other Poems, first published 1912 [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 Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley, Sir (1903 - 1989), "Rachel", op. 65 no. 1 (1964), published 1966 [ high voice and guitar ], from Songs of the Half-Light, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "Rachel", 1928 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul McIntyre , "Rachel", 1950 [ soprano and piano ], from Four Poems of Walter de la Mare [sung text not yet checked]
- by David Stanley Smith (1877 - 1949), "Rachel", 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Portraits [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-13
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Word count: 70