by Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917)
Cock‑Crow
Language: English
Out of the wood of thoughts that grows by night To be cut down by the sharp axe of light, — Out of the night, two cocks together crow, Cleaving the darkness with a silver blow: And bright before my eyes twin trumpeters stand, Heralds of splendour, one at either hand, Each facing each as in a coat of arms: The milkers lace their boots up at the farms.
Authorship:
- by Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917), "Cock-Crow" [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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Cock-Crow" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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