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Song (Donne version)

Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

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LibriVox volunteers bring you seven different readings of the short poem Song by John Donne, a weekly poetry project. Song is a bitter little poem on the falsity of women: search the world for ages, see mythical wonders, but you’ll not find a true woman. Deep hurt is the bane of the loving heart. (Summary by Peter Yearsley) (0 hr 10 min)

Chapters

Version 1

1:26

Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg

Version 2

1:39

Read by Catharine Eastman

Version 3

1:33

Read by Hammadkhan

Version 4

1:26

Read by Kayvan Sylvan

Version 5

1:08

Read by Martin Clifton

Version 6

1:37

Read by Peter Eastman

Version 7

1:32

Read by Peter Yearsley

Bewertungen

A beautiful poem

(5 Sterne)

I was reintroduced ot this by Neil Gaiman's "Stardust". What a beautiful poem, even if you don't agree with the author.