by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)
Mary Ruane
Language: English
The sky-like girl whom we knew! She dressed herself to go to the fair In a dress of white and blue ; A white lace cap, and ribbons white She wore in her hair ; She does not hear in the night Her mother crying for her, Where, Deep down in the sea, She rolls and lingers to and fro Unweariedly.
Authorship:
- by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "Mary Ruane", appears in Reincarnations, first published 1918 [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 Walter Byron Mourant (1910 - 1995), "Mary Ruane" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-22
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Word count: 61