by Robin Wall Kimmerer (b. 1953)
Once was a time of leafy gold
Language: English
Once was a time of leafy gold When birdsong hung silver from the trees The air was alive with wings and breath Once was a time of rain The people sang their love to the land and the land sang back to them.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Su Lian Tan (b. 1964), no title, 2023, copyright © 2026 [ baritone, satb chorus and string quartet ], from Singing Land, no. 1, American Composers Alliance
Publisher: ACA [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-14
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Word count: 43