by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972)
O fan of white silk
Language: English
O fan of white silk, clear as frost on the grass-blade, You also are laid aside.
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Text Authorship:
- by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972), "Fan-Piece, For Her Imperial Lord", 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), "Fan-Piece", 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