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Song of the Palanquin bearers
Song Title
Song of the Palanquin bearers (
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Composer(s):
Martin Shaw
Author(s):
Sarojini Naidu
Author Underrepresented Group
Woman; POC (
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Keyword(s) & Features:
Bearing
;
Beauty
;
Birds
;
Brides
;
Carrying
;
Delicate
;
Floating
;
Flowers
;
Gliding
;
Grace
;
Graceful
;
Hanging
;
Joy
;
Light
;
Metaphor: Woman as Beam of Light
;
Metaphor: Woman as Bird
;
Metaphor: Woman as Flower
;
Metaphor: Woman as Laugh
;
Metaphor: Woman as Pearl
;
Metaphor: Woman as Star
;
Metaphor: Woman as Tear
;
Nobility
;
Palanquins
;
Pearls
;
Serving
;
Singing
;
Skimming
;
Soft
;
Songs
;
Stars
;
Streams
;
Swaying
;
Tides
;
Water
First Line
Lightly, o lightly we bear her along (
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Year of composition
1917 (
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Link to English Text Online
https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=12001
Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups
Indian independence movement (
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Original Language
English (
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Score Source
https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/5/5c/IMSLP93418-PMLP192674-SongOfThePalanquinBearers.pdf
Range:
E4 - F5 (
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Original Key
E Major (
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