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La Belle Dame Sans Merci (John Keats)
I was pleased and surprised to find several musical settings for this great poem. There are classical versions and folk versions. There are choral versions and solo with orchestra and even instrumentals of various kinds. Here’s one I wrote for tenor and guitar, quasi folk/classical. How would you classify it?
La Belle Dame Sans Merci Keats
Last verse:
“And this is why I sojourn here,
Alone and palely loitering,
Though the sedge is wither’d from the lake,
And no birds sing.”Shaman’s Hand CD release party for SINGular mOMent
April 5 we’ll be celebrating the release of SINGular mOMent, the newest CD from Michael Emmanuel. This CD has a great collection of songs and shows Michael versatility as a writer of music for his own poetry and that of John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn, William Wordsworth, Daff
odils and Phantom of Delight, and a verse from Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Sir Galahad, Star-like Mingles with the Stars.Other songs are Buttefly, At the Door, Lifting of the Veil, Circle of Love and Sigular Moment. The song Little Angels Dust Your Wings was inspired by a poem of the same name by Canadian Rieki Master Alex Chornyj who will also be on the show.
Join us for some beautiful music and an inspirational joyfilled time or catch the archive at your convenience.
About Michael
Michael Emmanuel has been making music most of his life. His blend of folk and classical music creates a unique sound that is engaging, intelligent and compelling.
Relying on original lyrics as well as some of the great Romantic poems of the past, his songs evoke a sense of connection to our fellow man, the world and the universe.
Beyond being a singer/songwriter and guitarist. Michael is an accomplished classical tenor and pianist.
