by Sylvia Plath (1932 - 1963)
Tableau
Language: English
Locked arm in arm they cross the way The black boy and the white, The golden splendor of the day The sable pride of night. From lowered blinds the dark folk stare And here the fair folk talk, Indignant that these two should dare In unison to walk. Oblivious to look and word They pass, and see no wonder That lightning brilliant as a sword Should blaze the path of thunder.
Text Authorship:
- by Sylvia Plath (1932 - 1963), copyright status unknown [author's text not yet checked 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 Lori Laitman (b. 1955), "Tableau", 2013/2017, first performed 2013 [ low voice and piano ], from Sable Pride, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-13
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