by Frederick (Fred) G. Bowles ( flourished 1899-1918 )
A Noontide song
Language: English
Shadows of clouds across the sea Float o'er the slumb'ring deep; Summer has crown'd a world of glee Fallen today asleep Butterflies gem the tranced air Delicate winds pass by; Over the cornland, sweet and fair, Songs of the wavelets die Watching the joy of drifting wings Over a drowsy sea Hush'd is the heart of all glad things Breathing their joy to me Poppies aflame on yonder hill Peace, and an hour so blest; Filling a world with rapture still Lulling a soul to rest
Text Authorship:
- by Frederick (Fred) G. Bowles ( flourished 1899-1918 ) [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 Amanda Ira Aldridge (1866 - 1956), as Montague Ring, "A Noontide song", copyright © 1922 [ voice and piano ], London, Boston : Elkin & Co. ; C.W. Thompson [sung text checked 1 time]
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