Gubbinal Lyrics
That strange flower, the sun,
Is just what you say.
Have it your way.
The world is ugly,
And the people are sad.
That tuft of jungle feathers,
That animal eye,
Is just what you say.
That savage of fire,
That seed,
Have it your way.
The world is ugly,
And the people are sad.
Is just what you say.
Have it your way.
The world is ugly,
And the people are sad.
That tuft of jungle feathers,
That animal eye,
Is just what you say.
That savage of fire,
That seed,
Have it your way.
The world is ugly,
And the people are sad.
About
Genius Annotation
What’s a “gubbinal”? According to critic Mervyn Nicholson: “In somewhat arcane slang ‘gubbin’ means what it sounds like, a dull person – the ‘you’ who insists on the sad ugliness of the world.” So a “gubbinal” is Stevens' invented adjective meaning “gubbin-like” (or noun meaning “a work created by a gubbin”).
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