by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)
The Paps of Dana
Language: English
The mountains stand and stare around, They are far too proud to speak ; Altho' they're rooted in the ground, Up they go, peak after peak, Beyond the tallest tree, and still Soaring over house and hill Until you'd think they'd never stop Going up, top over top, Into the clouds Still I mark That a sparrow or a lark Flying just as high, can sing As if he'd not done anything. I think the mountains ought to be Taught a little modesty.
Authorship:
- by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "The Paps of Dana", appears in The Adventures of Seumas Beg [and] The Rocky Road to Dublin, first published 1915 [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), "The Paps of Dana" [ 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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