by Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (1893 - 1944)
Put by the sun, my joyful soul
Language: English
Put by the sun, my joyful soul, We are for darkness that is whole; Put by the wine, now for long years We must be thirsty with salt tears ; Put by the rose, bind thou instead The fiercest thorns about thy head ; Put by the courteous tire, we need But the poor pilgrim's blackest weed; Put by albeit with tears thy lute, Sing but to God or else be mute. Take leave of friends save such as dare Thy love with Loneliness to share. It is full tide. Put by regret. Turn, turn away. Forget. Forget. Put by the sun, my lightless soul, We are for darkness that is whole.
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Authorship:
- by Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (1893 - 1944), no title, appears in Aurelia & Other Poems, in Swansong, no. 5 [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 (Philip) Christian Darnton (1905 - 1981), "Put by the sun, my joyful soul", 1935 [soprano and orchestra], from Swan Song, no. 5. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 112