by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914)
Susanna and the Elders
Language: English
"Why do You thus devise Evil against her?" "For that She is beautiful, delicate; Therefore."
Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914), "Susanna and the Elders" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by George Antheil (1900 - 1959), "Susanna and the Elders", from Five Songs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ben Brian Weber (1916 - 1979), "Susanna and the Elders", op. 15 (Five songs) no. 2 (1941) [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-13
Line count: 5
Word count: 15