First of all, I want to say that in European and American cultures, poetry and songs are gradually merging, and many musicians also have the characteristics of both poets. In fact, the lyrics of many songs are actually poems, which are a supplement to songs; This phenomenon is very common in rock music.
I used Wikipedia to help you find many songs based on previous poems, but many of them are not mainstream music, so it may be difficult to find resources in our country.
I'll give you some examples below. Some of them are classical folk songs, so I didn't write them down. ..
When the moon is on the waves
So we won't go to Arieira Uriano's again.
Byron's warren zevon luggage
Leonard cohen is no longer wandering.
Destroy cockfighting
We won't wander again.
Byronic men are characterized by Vero in his Cradle of Dirty.
Alpha 60 is rock, vulture and chain.
The above is a song adapted from the work of the poet george gordon byron (PS: the artist's name is in front, followed by the title of the song).
Natalie Merchant and john adams's Because I Can't Stay for Death.
Carla Bruni's album No Promise.
This is based on Emily Dickinson's poem.
There are also some poems based on Shakespeare, such as:
Under the Green Forest-Donovan
There is also an album called When Love Talk. The songs in it are:
"When, in the eyes of wealth and men's shame"-rufus wainwright.
"Don't be sad for what you have done"-Cabo Mo
"The quality of kindness is unpretentious"-Des'ree
"Willow Song"-Barbara Bonnie
"Listen to music, why do you listen to music sadly?" —— Lady Smith Hemmambasso
"Can I compare you to summer"-Bryan Ferry
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There are also sporadic adaptations by some lesser-known poets:
Nightmare-Keane adapted from the poem An Irish pilot foresaw his own death.
Those days of dancing have passed and Before the World was Created A-Carla Bruni was adapted from William Butler Yeats's poems.
Song of Wandering angus-Donovan
The Stolen Child and Two Trees-Loreena McKennitt also adapted poems from William Butler Yeats.
Strange Fruit-lewis allen is unknown to that poem. ...
"Don't walk gently into that beautiful night" —— The specific poem of Dylan Marles Thomas is unknown. ...
"Don't stand at my grave and cry" —— Mary Elizabeth Frye's adaptation of Japanese poem Sembukazennat
Song of the Landlord —— A poem still adapted from langston hughes on the mountain.
Awakening —— Kurt Elling adapted a poem from Theodore Rotteck.
"Persec-le Croix" is adapted from a poem by charles baudelaire. ...
There are many, many ... I'll give you the original address, and you can check it yourself when you have time. (English only)
Baidu won't let me send the original address. ...
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In short, most of these music works are not very mainstream ... so it is probably not easy to find.
If you want to listen to some profound old songs, I can recommend some to you.
Like the Hutt-johnny cash version.
Of course, in My Secret Life-leonard cohen, this song has actually been sung by many people.
There are many, many versions of the very famous song Rose.
Sitting on the deck of the bay-Lisa Ono
Rock can find slow motion-the third eye is blind.
There is also a black angel band whose music is hard to find in China. I can give you a link to listen.
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