by James Ephriam McGirt (1874 - 1930)
Born like the pines
Language: English
Born like the pines to sing, The harp and song in m' breast, Though far and near, There's none to hear, I'll sing as th' winds request. To tell the trend of m' lay, Is not for th' harp or me; I'm only to know, From the winds that blow, What th' theme of m' song shall be. Born like the pines to sing, The harp and th' song in m' breast, As th' winds sweep by, I'll laugh or cry, In th' winds I cannot rest.
Authorship:
- by James Ephriam McGirt (1874 - 1930), "Born like the pines" [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Born like the pines", 2010 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 15
Word count: 87