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by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1880 - 1943)

Tramping
Language: English 
Oh, it's good to be alive, man,
Good to take the road and tramp, 
When the morning smells of meadows
And the lanes are cool and damp.

There's just light enough to see by 
Growing stronger as you go,
And the air is sort o' hushed like, 
Breathing very long and slow.

And the little furry creatures 
Think the world is theirs for play, 
Sitting still to watch you coming, 
Half afraid to run away.

And there's not a human stirring, 
To disturb the field or fen.
Oh, you'll never find your God, man, 
If you do not find Him then!

Text Authorship:

  • by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1880 - 1943) [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 Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "Tramping", published 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Hips and haws : five country songs, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-08-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 101

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