by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Little children of the wind
Language: English
I hear the little children of the wind Crying solitary in lonely places: I have not seen their faces But I have seen the leaves eddying behind, The little tremulous leaves of the wind.
Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Little children of the wind", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901 [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 Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Little children of the wind" [ voice and piano ], from Two Poems of the Wind, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Little children of the wind", op. 74 (Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set III) no. 1 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
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Word count: 34