by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)
A three‑part song
Language: English
I'm just in love with all these three, The Weald an' the Marsh an' the Down countrie; Nor I don't know which I love the most, The Weald or the Marsh or the white chalk coast! I've buried my heart in a ferny hill, Twix' a liddle low shaw an' a great high gill. Oh, hop-bine yaller an' wood-smoke blue, I reckon you'll keep her middling true! I've loosed my mind for to out an' run On a Marsh that was old when Kings begun: Oh, Romney level an' Brenzett reeds, I reckon you know what my mind needs! I've given my soul to the Southdown grass, An' sheep-bells tinkled where you pass. Oh, Firle an' Ditchling an' sails at sea, I reckon you keep my soul for me!
Authorship:
- by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), "A three-part song", appears in Puck of Pook's Hill [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 Peter Bellamy (b. 1944), "A three-part song", published 1971, from Oak, Ash and Thorn, no. 5, London, Robbins Music Corp. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-05-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 129