I hear the little children of the wind Crying solitary in lonely places: I have not seen their faces But I have seen the leaves eddying behind, The little tremulous leaves of the wind.
Two Poems of the Wind
by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)
1. Little children of the wind
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Little children of the wind", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. Longing
Language: English
O would I were the cool wind that's blowing from the sea, Each loneliest valley I would search till I should come to thee. In the dew on the grass is your name, dear, i' the leaf on the tree -- O would I were the cool wind that's blowing from the sea. O would I were the cool wind that's blowing far from me -- The grey silence, the grey waves, the grey wastes of the sea.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Longing", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 110