by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972)
Alba
Language: English
As cool as the pale wet leaves
of lily-of-the-valley
She lay beside me in the dawn.
Text Authorship:
- by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972), "Alba", appears in Lustra, first published 1916 [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 Martin Dalby (b. 1942), "Alba", published 1971 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Four Miniature Songs from Ezra Pound [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-21
Line count: 3
Word count: 16