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Motion and Stillness

Language: English

The sea shells lie as cold as death 
Under the sea, 
The clouds move in a wasted wreath 
Eternally; 
The cows sleep on the tranquil slopes 
Above the bay; 
The ships like evanescent hopes 
Vanish away.


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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Date added to the website: 2006-12-09.

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