by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)
The pear tree
Language: English
In the squalid, dirty dooryard, Where the chickens scratch and run, White, incredible the pear tree Stands apart and takes the sun Mindful of the eyes upon it, Vain of its new holiness. Like the waste-man's little daughter In her first communion dress.
Text Authorship:
- by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950), "The pear tree", from Collected Poems, first published 1956 [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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "The pear tree", 1925 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Pasquale J. Spino (b. 1942), "The pear tree" [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Six Poetic Songs [was Five Poetic Songs] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 43