by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
Father and child
Language: English
She hears me strike the board and say That she is under ban Of all good men and women, Being mentioned with a man That has the worst of all bad names; And thereupon replies That his hair is beautiful, Cold as the March wind his eyes.
Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Father and child", appears in The Winding Stair, in A Woman Young and Old, first published 1929 [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 Francis John Routh (b. 1927), "Father and child", 1962 [soprano and piano], from A Woman Young and Old [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 48