by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962)
The dancers
Language: English
All day beneath the hurtling shells Before my burning eyes Hover the dainty demoiselles The peacock dragon-flies. Unceasingly they dart and glance Above the stagnant stream And I am fighting here in France As in a senseless dream. A dream of shattering black shells That hurtle overhead, And dainty dancing demoiselles Above the dreamless dead.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962), "The dancers", appears in Battle, first published 1916 [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 Napier Miles (1865 - 1935), "The dancers" [voice and piano], from Battle Songs [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 55