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Penelope

from Lighthouse by Zanda Myrande

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The words that Tennyson put into the mouth of Ulysses sound so much fresher when spoken by his wife. I love the idea of Penelope ditching the old man and setting off for a bit of adventuring of her own. Words cannot express my gratitude to Annie Griffith for making this track into something truly sublime with her performance, which will have me shivering and welling up (in a good way) every time I listen to it, probably for the rest of my life.

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PENELOPE

The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks:
The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep
Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,
'T is not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

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from Lighthouse, released February 28, 2019
Words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, from his "Ulysses," performed by Annie Griffith. Everything else by Zanda.

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Zanda Myrande Westbury, UK

Zanda Myrande is still recovering from the trauma of being Zander Nyrond for several decades. She has only come out online at this point, for reasons which may be apparent from the picture above, but she proudly embraces her trans identity while still giving house room to Zander and the rest of the deadbeats who populate her head.

Lives in Wiltshire and has better friends than she deserves. ... more

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