by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Like barley bending
Language: English
Like barley bending
In low fields by the sea,
Singing in hard wind
Ceaselessly;
Like barley bending
And rising again,
So would I, unbroken,
Rise from pain;
So would I softly,
Day long, night long,
Change my sorrow
Into song.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Like barley bending", appears in Flame and Shadow, first published 1920 [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 Leo Rich Lewis (1865 - 1945), "Like barley bending", published 1933 [ TTBB chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mildred Lund Tyson (1895 - 1989), "Like barley bending", published 1932 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 40