by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
I found that ivory image there
Language: English
I found that ivory image there Dancing with her chosen youth, But when he wound her coal-black hair As though to strangle her, no scream Or bodily movement did I dare, Eyes under eyelids did so gleam; Love is like the lion's tooth. When She, and though some said she played I said that she had danced heart's truth, Drew a knife to strike him dead, I could but leave him to his fate; For no matter what is said They had all that had their hate; Love is like the lion's tooth. Did he die or did she die? Seemed to die or died they both? God be with the times when I Cared not a thraneen for what chanced So that I had the limbs to try Such a dance as there was danced - Love is like the lion's tooth.
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First published in London Mercury, November 1930Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Crazy Jane and the Dancers" [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 Peter George Aston (b. 1938), "Crazy Jane grown old looks at the dancers", published 1964 [ unaccompanied soprano ], from Five Songs of Crazy Jane [sung text not yet checked]
- by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Crazy Jane Grown Old Looks at the Dancers", 1999, copyright © 2000 [ soprano, flute, violin, viola, cello and piano ], from Crazy Jane Sings, no. 7, confirmed with an online score [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Patrick Arthur Sheldon Hadley (1899 - 1973), "Crazy Jane grown old looks at the dancers", 1958 [ soprano and harp ], from Crazy Jane, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by David Lidov (b. 1941), "Crazy Jane grown old looks at the dancers", 1967, rev. 1970 [ voice and piano ], from Crazy Jane's songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Paviour (b. 1931), "Crazy Jane grown old looks at the dancers", copyright © 1969 [ soprano and piano ], from Crazy Jane, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Douglas Young (b. 1947), "Crazy Jane grown old looks at the dancers", 1970-3 [ soprano, tenor, bass clarinet, viola, and violoncello ], from Realities [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-03
Line count: 21
Word count: 142