by Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946)
Nothing elegant
Language: English
A charm a single charm is doubtful. If the red is rose and there is a gate surrounding it, if inside is let in and there places change then certainly something is upright. It is earnest.
Text Authorship:
- by Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946), "Nothing elegant", appears in Tender Buttons, in Objects, first published 1914 [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 Alan Thomas , "Nothing elegant", published 1965 [SSA chorus a cappella], from Tender Buttons [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-22
Line count: 4
Word count: 36