She Moved Through the Fair - by Padraic Colum

She Moved through the Fair was written by Padraic Colum - with an original musical version composed by Herbert Hughes.
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro - My Poetry Readings with Declan Walsh
00:30 About - Padraic Colum
04:11 About - She Moved Through the Fair - by Padraic Colum
05:39 Poem - She Moved Through the Fair - by Padraic Colum
07:09 Musical Versions - She Moved Through the Fair -by Padraic Colum
08:13 Outro - My Poetry Readings with Declan Walsh
It was first published by Hughes in 1909 , with a revised version published by Colum in 1916 in his works - Wild Earth and Other poems. One may think, it is , after getting family approval for the wedding, a somewhat joyous tale of two people about to get married - however, it belies the tragedy that the girl may have died, returning as a dream and hints rather at a potential reunion in the afterlife.
Padraic Colum was an Irish poet, novelist, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore was born in Columbkille, Co Longford in 1881 and was a leading figure of the Irish Literary Revival in the early 20th century. He was President of the American Poetry Society in the 1950's and later became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died, aged 90, in 1972 in Connecticut is buried in Sutton in County Dublin. The Padraic Colum Cruinniú (or Gathering) - is now an annual festival in Longford celebrating the life and work of one of its famous sons.
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