by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
A June day
Language: English
I heard a red-winged black-bird singing Down where the river sleeps in the reeds; That was morning, and at noontime A humming-bird flashed on the jewel-weeds; Clouds blew up, and in the evening A yellow sunset struck through the rain, Then blue night, and the day was ended That never will come again.
Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "A June day", appears in Stars To-Night, first published 1930 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Sergius Kagen (1909 - 1964), "A June day", published 1950. [high voice and piano] [ sung text not verified ]
- by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "A June Day", 1998 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Teasdale Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano, no. 1. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 53