by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937)
What evil coil of Fate has fastened me
Language: English
What evil coil of Fate has fastened me Who cannot move to sight, whose bread is sight, And in nothing has more bare delight Than dawn or the violet or the winter tree. Stuck-in-the-mud -- Blinkered-up, roped for the Fair What use to vessel breath that lengthens pain? -- O but the empty joys of wasted air That blow on Crickley and whimper wanting me!
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- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "What evil coil" [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 John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "What evil coil of Fate" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 64