by Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917), as Edward Eastaway
Sowing
Language: English
It was a perfect day For sowing; just As sweet and dry was the ground As tobacco-dust. I tasted deep the hour Between the far Owl's chuckling first soft cry And the first star. A long stretched hour it was; Nothing undone Remained; the early seeds All safely sown. And now, hark at the rain, Windless and light, Half a kiss, half a tear, Saying good-night.
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917), as Edward Eastaway, "Sowing", first published 1917 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Sowing", 2010 [ tenor and piano ], from Ten Poems of Edward Thomas, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Sowing", 1918, published 1925 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Derek Healey (b. 1936), "Sowing", op. 97 no. 1 (2005) [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Five Edward Thomas Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 66