by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962)
A twisted ash, a ragged fir
Language: English
A twisted ash, a ragged fir, A silver birch with leaves astir. Men talk of forests broad and deep, Where summer-long the shadows sleep. Though I love forests deep and wide, The lone tree on the bare hill-side, The brave, wind-beaten, lonely tree, Is rooted in the heart of me. A twisted ash, a ragged fir, A silver birch with leaves astir.
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Authorship:
- by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962), "The lonely tree", appears in Whin, first published 1918 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The lonely tree", op. 104 (Two Sets of Five Songs Each, Set II) no. 2 (1931) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rosalie Housman (1890? - 1949), "A lonely tree" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Brocklesby Wordsworth (1908 - 1988), "The lonely tree", 1938 [ medium voice and piano ], from Three Songs [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-12-30
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Word count: 62