by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
The robin
Language: English
When up aloft I fly and fly, I see in pools The shining sky, And a happy bird Am I, am I! When I descend Towards their brink I stand, and look, And stoop, and drink, And bathe my wings, And chink and prink. When winter frost Makes earth as steel I search and search But find no meal, And most unhappy Then I feel. But when it lasts, And snows still fall, I get to feel No grief at all, For I turn to a cold stiff Feathery ball!
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "The robin", appears in Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses, first published 1917 [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 Kenneth Leighton (1929 - 1988), "The robin", published 1957 [ choral suite: soprano or tenor, satb chorus, strings, piano, timpani, cymbals ad lib ], from The Birds [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-18
Line count: 24
Word count: 90