by Katharine Tynan (1861 - 1931)
Drought
Language: English
The sky is greyer than doves, Hardly a zephyr moves, Little voices complain, The leaves rustle before the rain. No thrush is singing now, All is still in the heart o' the bough; Only the trembling cry Of young leaves murmuring thirstily. Only the moan and stir Of little hands in the boughs I hear, Beckoning the rain to come Out of the evening, out of the gloom. The wind's wings are still, Nothing stirs but the singing rill And hearts that complain. The leaves rustle before the rain.
Authorship:
- by Katharine Tynan (1861 - 1931), "Drought", appears in The Wind in the Trees - A Book of Country Verse, first published 1898 [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 Frederick M. May (1911 - 1985), "Drought", <<1968. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 89