by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
The wasp
Language: English
Where the ripe pears droop heavily
The yellow wasp hums loud and long
His hot and drowsy autumn song:
A yellow flame he seems to be,
When darting suddenly from high
He lights where fallen peaches lie
Yellow and black, this tiny thing's
A tiger-soul on elfin wings.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The wasp", appears in Poems, first published 1912 [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 Arthur Benjamin (1893 - 1960), "The wasp", published 1925 [medium voice and piano or string quartet], from Three Impressions [text not verified]
- by Jack Hawes (b. 1916), "The wasp" [medium voice and piano] [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 48