by Thomas Ernest Hulme (1883 - 1917)
The embankment
Language: English
(The fantasia of a fallen gentleman on a cold, bitter night.) Once, in finesse of fiddles found I ecstasy, In the flash of gold heels on the hard pavement. Now see I That warmth's the very stuff of poesy. Oh, God, make small The old star-eaten blanket of the sky, That I may fold it round me and in comfort lie.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Ernest Hulme (1883 - 1917), "The embankment" [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 Peter Racine Fricker (b. 1920), "The embankment", 1977 [voice and piano], from Two Songs, no. 2. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 61