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If This Be All
"I adore how beautifully the music and poem speak to one's heart. I'd love to see more poems by Anne Brontë set to music. As the lesser-known sister among the Brontë trio, Anne's work is equally sweet and passionate. Could you set these five poems by Anne Brontë to music: 1) 'Weep not too much, my darling', 2) 'Student's Serenade', 3) 'Severed and gone', 4) 'Verses To A Child', and 5) 'The Parting'?"
Alone
"I love how beautifully this light music captured the essence of the poem. I adore how Sara Teasdale, in such simple and direct words, captures strong and complex emotions. Her poems on love and longing are marvelous. I'd like you to set as many poems as possible from her "Love Songs" collection to music. One poem that I'd particularly like to see set to music is "Erinna" from her collection "Helen of Troy and Other Poems"."
A Tear and a Smile
"While reading and listening to this poem, I felt so light, like a cloud myself; my spirit took wings, and I drifted to glorier skies and planets of my being. I felt all the transitions from sorrow to joy till a final reunion with God. Splendid work!"
Please do all the poems by khalil gibran. His poems are so spiritual and filled with ecstasy!
Gertrude; Or, Fidelity Till Death
"Wow! What a terrific performance! I trembled on listening track 1. Can you do Greek Parting Song by Felicia Hemans as well? I'd like to listen to it in a similar fashion. In fact there are many hemans poems that I would like to listen to with all their emotional intensity shining forth in musical settings. For now, I'd like the Greek Parting Song to be set to dramatic and melancholic music."
Casabianca
Superb performances!
Please do more poems by Felicia Hemans. Her poems are so beautifully emotional. I like her more dramatic works. Can you do "Gertrude, or, fidelity till death" ( from records of the woman). It would be fantastic for a dramatic and emotionally rife musical setting.
The Road Leading Nowhere
What a brilliant performance to a brilliant poem!
The fatal hour at the top of the hill is an inevitable encounter in life. Everything would fall still, and in that stillness, we would realize that we are leaving behind a greater void than the one we are about to enter.
Also, I want to take your attention to another Mary Robinson (1757-1800). She also wrote beautifully. Her lyrical tales would do good for a musical setting.
O Ailing Love
What a profoundly moving experience! "O Ailing Love" is such a powerful meditation on the decline and impermanence of passion; Millay’s imagery of love as a wounded bird, once majestic but now earthbound, is both haunting and beautiful. The poem’s resigned melancholy and its final vision of the fading swans linger long after reading, capturing the bittersweet complexity of letting go. The musical arrangement elevates this emotional journey even further. The beautiful female vocalist brings out every nuance of longing and acceptance in Millay’s words, her voice full of tenderness and quiet strength. Listening to her performance, I felt the poem’s sorrow and grace as if they were my own. This is a breathtakingly emotional and beautiful interpretation. Thank you for creating such a memorable experience.
Alas! Alas! I Can't Forget
Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful.
"The music transported me to another land with its classical charm and aura. What a lovely performance!"
The Stormy Petrel
Absolutely brilliant! Those driving reggaeton rhythms instantly pulled me in. The hypnotic beats and staccato desert blues guitar create such a unique atmosphere. This arrangement is both adventurous and uplifting. What a fantastic way to bring this lovely poem to life!
The Haunted House
"This performance just blew me away. I have always loved Felicia Hemans. It's the work of a singer to give soul to the poem. The poem comes with wings; it waits for its righteous singer, and then it flies and makes a home in its needed owner's heart. So, three people are involved in the creative process of the poem: the poet who writes with a heart, the singer who sings with a soul, and the reader who reads and listens with a mind and a heart attentive to both."
A Dead Girl To Her Lover
I couldn't put into words my love for this poem and for all three ethereal tracks. When I first listened to them, I felt entranced. I thought they couldn't be performed any better than they already are - they're just perfect. The longing in the poem is also beautifully reflected in the melancholic voices of the songstresses who sang them with such depth of feeling. My heart finally found an outlet for its emotions in listening to these tracks, and I cried a little when I first heard them two months ago. This website is like a dream come true. Can I ask you for also playing in tune some of the poems of amelia opie(1769-1853).She also wrote beautifully on love with nature imagery. Her poems like "lines to Henry" etc.
Brancusi’s Golden Bird
A musical interpretation of a poem interpreting a work of art. Interesting. Thank you for introducing me to this poet. I had never heard of Mina Loy before today.
A Sense of Humor
Sense of humor indeed will keep us floating through this turbulent sea of life. What a magnificent performance to a powerful poem!
Wind on the Hill
What a wonderful experience! I’ve always loved “Wind on the Hill,” but hearing it brought to life with those hypnotic Afrobeats rhythms gave the poem a whole new dimension. This arrangement is both playful and deeply moving. Thank you for sharing such a creative and joyful interpretation!
Very beautiful! The track 2 successfully captures the whimsical and quizzical nature of the poem. Track 1 is amazing too!
O, that this too too solid flesh would melt
I love the word-play where William says: "O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew!" where the play on words of "a dew" and "adieu" are so obvious but perhaps so overlooked. Maybe the audience of the day would have got the joke?
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To One Unknown
"Wow! The music was so ethereal. I loved the longing feel of this poem. This music makes me feel sober, and my own longing finds a temporary reprieve until it's ready to take flight again. I'd like you to set two more of her poems to music: 1) 'Against the sun...' and 2) 'Song' ('A few more windy days...')."