THE WORD "KISS"
RESIGNATIONS FROM CHOIR. The words of a madrigal which, when proposed as a test piece by the Feis Cecil vlrish Musical Festival) at Dublin, caused resignations from the Festival Committee because the word "kiss" occurred twice in it as follows-.: —
Camilla fair trirned o'er the plain ; I followed quicklv after. Her overtaken I had fain. And kissed her when I caught her. Hope being past her to obtain, "Camilla," loud I call. She answered me with great disdain, "I will not kiss at all."
The choir which had entered for the competition raised objection to the words, and two members of the committee, who are Roman Catholic clergy, resigned, considering the words harmless in themselves, but that the objection of the choir was reasonable.
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Mataura Ensign, 22 April 1913, Page 5
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127THE WORD "KISS" Mataura Ensign, 22 April 1913, Page 5
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