by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
We travelled in the print of olden wars
Language: English
We travelled in the print of olden wars, Yet all the land was green, And love we found, and peace, Where fire and war had been. They pass and smile, the children of the sword -- No more the sword they wield; And O, how deep the corn Along the battlefield!
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Authorship:
- by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), "The Country of the Camisards", appears in Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, first published 1879 [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), "The country song of the Camisards", 1909-1910 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sidney Homer (1864 - 1953), "The Country of the Camisards", op. 15 no. 5, published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from Six Songs from "Underwoods", no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-06-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 50