Temple ceremony (Lowell, set by A. Steinert) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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Temple ceremony

Language: English


Blow softly, 
O Wind! 
And let no clouds cover the moon 
Which lights the posturing steps 
Of the most beautiful of dancers.

Authorship

Amy Lowell (1874-1925)

Pictures of the Floating World

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text

Henjo, né Yoshimine no Munesada (816-890)

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

Alexander Lang Steinert (1900-1982)

Four Lacquer Prints

Date added to the website: 2009-02-18.

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