by (Frederic) Herbert Trench (1865 - 1923)
O dreamy, gloomy, friendly Trees
Language: English
O dreamy, gloomy, friendly Trees, I came along your narrow track To bring my gifts unto your knees And gifts did you give back; For when I brought this heart that burns -- These thoughts that bitterly repine -- And laid them here among the ferns And the hum of boughs divine, Ye, vastest breathers of the air, Shook down with slow and mighty poise Your coolness on the human care, Your wonder on its toys, Your greenness on the heart's despair, Your darkness on its noise.
Text Authorship:
- by (Frederic) Herbert Trench (1865 - 1923), "O dreamy, gloomy, friendly Trees", appears in New Poems, first published 1907 [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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "O dreamy, gloomy, friendly Trees" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Joseph Holbrooke (1878 - 1958), "O dreamy, gloomy, friendly Trees", op. 29 no. 4, published 1911 [ voice and piano ], from Six Modern Songs, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Norman Houston O'Neill (1875 - 1934), "O dreamy, gloomy, friendly Trees", op. 38 (Three Songs) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 85