by Lascelles Abercrombie (1881 - 1938)
Elizabeth's Song
Language: English
Shining white clouds in the cherry trees tangled, And over the orchard snowing ; Silver wild cherries on the hill-side spangled, And bright among bronze oaks blowing : So white, so bright, so fragrantly Heart's delight blossoms in me. Swallows come back to their endless careering In love and in finest feather ; Swerving down, close to the cowslips nearing, Then high in the golden weather : In air so bright, with such a flight, Dances on wings my heart's delight.
Authorship:
- by Lascelles Abercrombie (1881 - 1938), "Elizabeth's Song", appears in Twelve Idylls and Other Poems, first published 1928 [author's text not yet checked 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 Michael (Dewar) Head (1900 - 1976), "Elizabeth's Song", published 1970. [soprano, piano] [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 81