The lady visitor in the pauper ward
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Jacquelyn Matava| Song Title | The lady visitor in the pauper ward (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Lord Berners |
| Author(s): | Robert Graves |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Alone; Churning; Complaining; Disturbances; Dreaming; Dresses; Flowers; Geese; Hissing; Intentions; Interruptions; Ladies; Metaphor: Dress as Angry Geese; Metaphor: Peace as Water; Pain; Paupers; Peace; Poverty; Privacy; Questions; Selfishness; Visitors; Wards; Water; Why |
| First Line | Why do you break upon this old, cool peace (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1920 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=39280 |
| Larger Work | Three English Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/0oW7ygy9OGvMlASRMbXZ9S?si=kZ3uiTJqQiON8dp5ocIIoQ |
| Catalog Designation | Three English Songs, no. 2 (Search) |
| Range: | D#4 - F#5 (Search) |
| Notes | Poem appeared in periodicals and two collections – Goliath and David, 1916, and Fairies and Fusiliers, 1917. (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/776709071 (Search) |
| Sources Cited | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/776709071 (Search) |