by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943)
O Western Wind!
Language: English
O Western Wind! when wilt thou blow The clouds across the sky? Slow pass the ships upon the sea, And sad at heart am I. O Western Wind! when wilt thou blow With soft and springing rain? O that my love were in my arms, And I were home again!
Note: this poem was perhaps inspired by this anonymous 16th century poem.
Text Authorship:
- by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943) [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 Mary Hannah (May) Brahe (1884 - 1956), "O Western Wind!", copyright © 1918 [ voice and piano ], from By road and river, no. 4, London : Enoch [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2018-10-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 50