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The symbolic actions, such as putting crepe bows on doves and packing up the moon, depict the surreal and surrealistic nature of grief. At the heart of the poem lies the devastating realization that the deceased was the speaker's everything - their North, South, East, and West.
Funeral Blues", or "Stop all the clocks", is a poem by W. H. Auden which first appeared in the 1936 play The Ascent of F6. Auden substantially rewrote the poem several years later as a cabaret song for the singer Hedli Anderson. Both versions were set to music by the composer Benjamin Britten.
Funeral Blues (”Stop all the clocks”) Lyrics. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum. Bring out the...
A minha semana útil e o meu domingo inerte, O meu meio-dia, a minha meia-noite, a minha canção, a minha fala, Achei que o amor fosse para sempre: Eu estava errado. As estrelas não são necessárias: retirem cada uma delas; Empacotem a lua e façam o sol desmanchar; Esvaziem o oceano e varram as florestas; Pois nada no momento pode algum bem causar.
“Funeral Blues” was written by the British poet W. H. Auden and first published in 1938. It's a poem about the immensity of grief: the speaker has lost someone important, but the rest of the world doesn’t slow down or stop to pay its respects—it just keeps plugging along on as if nothing has changed.
The Title: The title of Auden’s poem, ‘Funeral Blues,’ also known as ‘Stop all the clocks,’ signifies a poetic piece that conforms to the blues (melancholic music of African-American folk origin) tradition and meant to be sung or recited at a funeral.
Funeral Blues is a poem by W. H. Auden. An early version was published in 1936, but the poem in its final, familiar form was first published in The Year’s Poetry (London, 1938). Death is the subject and main theme of the poem.
