Love & Endings

Song Cycle by Elena Langer

1. The Lover in Winter Plaineth for the Spring  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
O western wind, when wilt thou blow
That the small rain down can rain?
Christ, that my love were in my arms
And I in my bed again.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, 16th century

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See also Helen Taylor's poem O Western Wind!.


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2. The life of this world
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
The life of this world
is ruled with wind,
weeping, darkness
and stirring.
With wind we blowen,
with wind we lassen;
with weeping we comen,
with weeping we passen.
With stirring we beginnen,
with stirring we enden,
with dread we dwellen,
with dread we wenden.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "The life of this world "

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Anonymous Middle English poetry
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3. The Incident is Closed
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
It’s late, you must be asleep
 [ ... ]

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Total word count: 163