by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930)
The hill pines were sighing
Language: English
The hill pines were sighing, O'ercast and chill was the day: A mist in the valley lying Blotted the pleasant May. But deep in the glen's bosom Summer slept in the fire Of the odorous gorse-blossom And the hot scent of the brier. A ribald cuckoo clamoured, And out of the copse the stroke Of the iron axe that hammered The iron heart of the oak.
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Authorship:
- by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930), no title, appears in The Shorter Poems of Robert Bridges, first published 1890 [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 hill pines were sighing", 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Two Songs, no. 1, second setting [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "The hill pines were sighing", 1909 [ voice and piano ], first setting [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maurice Jacobson (1896 - 1976), "The hill pines were sighing", c1923 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 66