by Gordon Bottomley (1874 - 1948)
I am tired of the wind
Language: English
I am tired of the wind Oh, wind, wind, be quiet . . . I am burdened by the days Of wailing and long riot. The heavy trees are thinned ; The clouds lose their ways . . . There's no rest in my mind. When the wind falls the rain falls ; The air has no more breath. The ceaseless " Hush " of rain Is what eternity saith. The hills grown near and tall Let down a misty mane . . . Endlessness weighs on all.
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Text Authorship:
- by Gordon Bottomley (1874 - 1948), no title, appears in Chambers of Imagery, in Night and Morning Songs, no. 2, first published 1912 [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 Phyllis Batchelor (1915 - 1999), "The wind", copyright © 2018 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Antony Garlick (b. 1927), "I am tired of the wind", published 1967 [ SSA chorus a cappella ], from Twelve Madrigals [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "I am tired of the wind", op. 128 (Five songs) no. 2 (1938) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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