Kyle Forehand, Baritone
Courage Barda, piano
I composed this for the inaugural Indiana SongSLAM!, a competition that celebrates the composition and performance of new art songs. I was glad to collaborate with my friend Kyle Forehand. In discussing what sort of song to compose, I came across "To a Young Dancing Girl" by Elsa Gidlow, a poem in which someone addresses a young girl, admiring her beauty and youth while also warning her of the hardships that lie ahead. It is not so depressing, in my opinion, as it seems, because it really is a beautiful record of how humans care for each other. Composing a piece that reflects this tenderness and kindness was important to me.
Golden-eyed girl, do you see what I see?
Do you see behind the veil that Life
laughs through?
Golden-eyed girl, I would like to laugh
with you.
But my veil is torn, and I see things pass
Like shadows in the depths of a crystal glass.
Golden-eyed girl, you are young as springtime,
Your great eyes are dreamful, your rare
lips sweet.
Shadows matter little to youth with dancing feet
All of Life’s skeletons wear gay dresses
And youth is deceived by even Death’s caresses.
Golden-eyed girl, you have years to dance and
wonder
Before your Life’s curtain will wear into holes
And let you see the hopelessness hidden in souls.
You have many moons of laughter, many
years to go
Before you’ll learn how heavy dancing feet
can grow.
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