All in the Golden Afternoon

About All in the Golden Afternoon

"All in the golden afternoon" is the prefatory poem in the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The book was first published in 1865 by London's Macmillan. The introductory poem recalls the afternoon on which he improvised the story about Alice in Wonderland on a boat trip from Oxford to Godstow, for the benefit of the three Liddell sisters, Lorina ("Prima"), Alice ("Secunda") and Edith ("Tertia"), with Alice being the one which inspired Carroll's main character. Carroll's "All in the golden afternoon" has been included in some film and stage adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Among these include Disney's 1951 animated adaptation Alice in Wonderland, where it was used merely as a song title, and a 1972 play version created by director André Gregory and his theatre company. The latter used portions of the first and last stanzas of the poem to introduce the play's plot. The poem itself was also changed slightly and used as lyrics for a song by the German band Alphaville. more »

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1994

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All in the golden afternoon full leisurely we glide 
For both our oars, with little skill, by little arms are plied 
While little hands make vain pretence our wanderings to guide 
Ah, cruel three! in such an hour beneath such dreamy wheather 
To beg a tale of breath too weak to stir the tiniest feather 
And what can one poor voice avail against three tongues together 
Anon, to sudden silence won, in fancy they pursue 
The dream child moving through a land of wonders wild and new 

In friendly chat with bird or beast- and half believe it true 
And ever as the story drained the wells of fancy dry and faintly strove that weary one to put the subject by 
The next time. it is next time the happy voices cry 
Thus grew the tale of wonderland, thus slowly, one by one 
It's quaint events were hammered out 
And now the tale is done and home we steer 
A merry crew 
Beneath the setting sun

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Alphaville

Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were lead singer Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens. The band was at first named "Forever Young" before changing to "Alphaville". They achieved chart success with the singles "Big in Japan", "Jet Set", "Dance With Me" and "Forever Young". more »

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