by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944)
As a white candle
Language: English
As a white candle In a holy place, So is the beauty Of an agéd face. As the spent radiance Of the winter sun, So is a woman With her travail done. Her brood gone from her, And her thoughts as still As the waters Under a ruined mill.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Joseph Campbell, Irishry, Dublin, Maunsel & Company, 1913, page 79.
Authorship
- by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944), "The old woman", appears in Irishry, Dublin, Maunsel & Company, first published 1913 [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 (James) Shaun Hamilton Dillon (1944 - 2018), "The old woman", first performed 1974 [soprano, flute, guitar, and piano], from the cantata Cantata in Memoriam [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Paul N. Edmonds (b. 1873), "The old woman", published c1922 [voice and piano], note: may be incorrect text for this title [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The old woman", op. 120 (Five songs) no. 1 (1938). [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Herbert Haufrecht (1909 - 1998), "The old woman" [medium voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Elaine Hugh-Jones (b. 1927), "The old woman" [voice and piano], from Two Celtic Songs - Poems by Joseph Campbell, no. 1. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Dorothy Parke , "As a white candle", 1966. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Hugh Stevenson Roberton, Sir (1874 - 1952), "The old woman", published 1927. [TTBB chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 49