When rooks fly homeward

When rooks fly homeward 
And shadows fall, 
When roses fold 
On the hay-yard wall, 
"When blind moths flutter 
By door and tree, 
Then comes the quiet 
Of Christ to me. 
 
When stars look out 
On the Children's Path, 
And grey mists gather 
On carn and rath, 
When night is one 
With the brooding sea, 
Then comes the quiet 
Of Christ to me.

Translation(s): IRI

List of language codes

Submitted by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Authorship

• by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944), "When rooks fly homeward", appears in The Gilly of Christ, first published 1907 [ author's text checked 1 time]

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), "When rooks fly homeward" [voice and piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "When rooks fly homeward", op. 49 (Thirteen Songs: The Gilly of Christ) no. 4 (1922). [voice and piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Alec Rowley (1892 - 1958), "When rooks fly homeward", published <<1940. [voice and piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Arthur Shepherd (1880 - 1958), "When rooks fly homeward" [voice and piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , title 1: "Préacháin ag filleadh", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2009-02-04.
Last modified: 2014-11-20 09:29:37
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